Crime Rates at Gladdis Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8HX

Gladdis Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gladdis Road (BH11 8HX) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladdis Road (BH11 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springwater Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.