Total Crime Rate

889.9 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 889.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.9 10/10
  • Other theft 59.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 34.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Commercial Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (BH2 5RT) in the last 12 months was 889.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 107.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 160.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (BH2 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hahnemann Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradburne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradburne Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradburne Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hahnemann Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hahnemann Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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