Crime Rates at Exeter Park Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5BA

Exeter Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Exeter Park Road (BH2 5BA) in the last 12 months was 2196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 582.2% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 796.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Park Road (BH2 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 313 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theme/Adventure Park (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.