Crime Rates at Kerley Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5DW

Kerley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 17th 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 Kerley Road (BH2 5DW) in the last 12 months was 698.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.2% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 207.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kerley Road (BH2 5DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter Park Road (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.