Total Crime Rate
158.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Durley 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Cliff Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poole Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hahnemann Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durley Chine Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Poole Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Hill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Hill Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chine Crescent Road | — |
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