Crime Rates at Fernheath Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8SJ

Fernheath Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 306th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Fernheath Road (BH11 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernheath Road (BH11 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cunningham Place. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.