Total Crime Rate

279.0 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 279.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 23rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Road (BH2 5DX) in the last 12 months was 279.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (BH2 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane 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 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 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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