Crime Rates at St Stephens Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6JL

St Stephens Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 14th 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 St Stephens Road (BH2 6JL) in the last 12 months was 754.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 228.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (BH2 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 425 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.