Total Crime Rate

2196.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

796.8 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 2196.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 796.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 609.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 581.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 400.0 10/10
  • Public order 142.9 10/10
  • Other theft 130.2 10/10
  • Drugs 107.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Terrace Road area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 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 Terrace Road (BH2 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 2196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 582.2% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 796.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Terrace Road (BH2 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 467 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Terrace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Purbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michael'S Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kerley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Exeter Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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