Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 158.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Durley Gardens area has the 37th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Durley Gardens (BH2 5HU) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durley Gardens (BH2 5HU), the main crime hotspot is near Durley Gardens. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cliff Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hahnemann Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Chine Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poole Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chine Crescent Road

Data Sources

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