Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 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 235.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cambridge 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Triangle
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradburne Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Norwich Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Chine Road
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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