Total Crime Rate
786.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
322.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Hill Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Hill Place (BH2 5NX) in the last 12 months was 786.5 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 322.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Hill Place (BH2 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 210 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Cliff Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crescent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Michael'S Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Michael'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Hill Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Hill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
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