Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

James Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Road (BH12 1EA) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Road (BH12 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Yarmouth Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gorleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wroxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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