Total Crime Rate
235.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 90th 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 Cambridge Road (BH2 6AE) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Road (BH2 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Triangle | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Poole Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Avenue West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwich Avenue West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradburne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Suffolk Road South | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Durley Chine Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Hill Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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