Total Crime Rate

1025.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1025.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 406.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 41.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 34.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (BH2 5LP) in the last 12 months was 1025.2 per 1,000 residents and was 218.4% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (BH2 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bournemouth

Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Purbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Post Office Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Post Office Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 122

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑