Total Crime Rate

239.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.5 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 239.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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

West Hill Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Hill Road (BH2 5PF) in the last 12 months was 239.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill Road (BH2 5PF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cliff Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Hahnemann Road 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Road
Apr 2026Burglary Purbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane

Data Sources

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