Crime Rates at Springwater Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8EZ

Springwater Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 146th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springwater Road (BH11 8EZ) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 197.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwater Road (BH11 8EZ), 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.