Crime Rates at Sunbury Close, Bournemouth, BH11 9JF

Sunbury Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 555th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunbury Close (BH11 9JF) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunbury Close (BH11 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anchor Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anstey Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.