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

Beacon 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 Beacon Road (BH2 5EW) 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 Beacon Road (BH2 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kerley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2026Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Promenade —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Terrace Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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