Total Crime Rate

452.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 452.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.8 10/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Stephens Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,180 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 6JS) in the last 12 months was 452.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 178.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Road (BH2 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 309 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Hill Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Michael'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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