Crime Rates at Bascott Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8RJ

Bascott Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Bascott Road (BH11 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bascott Road (BH11 8RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canford Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downey Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.