Total Crime Rate
237.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Michaels Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 87th 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 St Michaels Road (BH2 5DR) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Road (BH2 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Michael'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Terrace Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hahnemann Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mannington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mannington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Hill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Hill Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tregonwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tregonwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
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