Crime Rates at West Cliff Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5JB

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 5JB) 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 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purbeck Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.