Crime Rates at Suffolk Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5SU

Suffolk Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Suffolk Road (BH2 5SU) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (BH2 5SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purbeck Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.