Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wimborne Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 494th 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 Wimborne Road (BH11 9AS) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Road (BH11 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Wakely Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakely Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wakely Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wakely Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Summers Avenue | — |
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