Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 150.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Central Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Central Drive (BH2 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (BH2 6LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Hill Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avenue Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wychwood Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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