Total Crime Rate
654.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
193.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Hill Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 16th 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 Richmond Hill Drive (BH2 6LT) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 193.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Hill Drive (BH2 6LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 313 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Hill Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yelverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Verulam Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verulam Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verulam Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verulam Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Post Office Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Post Office Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Post Office Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Post Office Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gervis Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gervis Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gervis Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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