Total Crime Rate
237.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Hill Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Hill Road (BH2 5PH) in the last 12 months was 237.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Hill Road (BH2 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Purbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Poole Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poole Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Norwich Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hahnemann Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | 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 | Under investigation |
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