Total Crime Rate
118.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gort Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gort Road (BH11 8ED) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gort Road (BH11 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Place, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grower Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | South Kinson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritchie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Verney Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cunningham Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cunningham Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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