Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Michaels Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 94th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Road (BH2 5DP) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (BH2 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradburne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mannington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mannington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place —
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Norwich Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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