Total Crime Rate

255.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Michaels Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 St Michaels Road (BH2 5DR) in the last 12 months was 255.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (BH2 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 84 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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