Total Crime Rate

237.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.1 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 237.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South View Place 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 South View Place (BH2 5PN) 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 South View Place (BH2 5PN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in South View Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hahnemann Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cliff Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Triangle
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Norwich Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mannington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Place Local resolution

Data Sources

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