Total Crime Rate

225.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 225.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Norwich Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 97th 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 Norwich Road (BH2 5QS) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (BH2 5QS), 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 Norwich Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregonwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tregonwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tregonwell Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Triangle
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mannington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mannington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradburne Road
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 West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hahnemann Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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