Total Crime Rate
255.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Avenue Lane | Under investigation |
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