Total Crime Rate

2384.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2384.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 736.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 574.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 323.8 10/10
  • Other theft 222.2 10/10
  • Public order 136.5 10/10
  • Drugs 114.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 57.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 28.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,191 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 5LR) in the last 12 months was 2384.1 per 1,000 residents and was 600.4% higher 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 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 291 (≈ 923.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (BH2 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 509 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kerley Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kerley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kerley Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kerley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durrant Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 147

Data Sources

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