Total Crime Rate

630.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 630.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 231.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.5 10/10
  • Drugs 49.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Terrace Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 18th 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 Upper Terrace Road (BH2 5EA) in the last 12 months was 630.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 182.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Terrace Road (BH2 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 458 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Terrace Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tregonwell Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregonwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregonwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Terrace Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michael'S Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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