Total Crime Rate
234.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Cliff Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Cliff Gardens (BH2 5HR) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Cliff Gardens (BH2 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 119 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hahnemann Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Durley Gardens | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hahnemann Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hahnemann Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Cliff Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Cliff Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poole Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Poole Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poole Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poole Hill | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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