Total Crime Rate

527.4 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 527.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.7 10/10
  • Public order 82.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

St Stephens Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Road (BH2 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 527.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -74.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 239.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (BH2 6JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braidley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Street 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 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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