Total Crime Rate

765.6 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 765.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 203.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.9 10/10
  • Other theft 46.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

West Hill Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 765.6 per 1,000 residents and was 124.9% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 411.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% 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 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Hill Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Poole Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poole Hill
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Purbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Purbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norwich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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