Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 105.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

West Cliff Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 264th 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 West Cliff Road (BH2 5ET) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cliff Road (BH2 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Cliff Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Norwich Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Terrace Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road
Apr 2026Burglary Purbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poole Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S 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 2026Vehicle crime Upper Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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