Crime Rates at Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5AR

Exeter Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exeter Road (BH2 5AR) in the last 12 months was 630.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 182.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Road (BH2 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 438 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.