Crime Rates at Durley Road South, Bournemouth, BH2 5JH

Durley Road South 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 Durley Road South (BH2 5JH) 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 Durley Road South (BH2 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.