Crime Rates at Cunningham Close, Bournemouth, BH11 8EB

Cunningham Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cunningham Close (BH11 8EB) in the last 12 months was 407.0 per 1,000 residents and was 584.6% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 171.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1049.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Close (BH11 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Cunningham Place. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.