Crime Rates at Cunningham Close, Bournemouth, BH11 8EB

Cunningham Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,180 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 367.3 per 1,000 residents and was 562.9% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3069.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Close (BH11 8EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Place, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwater Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.