Total Crime Rate

654.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.5 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 654.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 291.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.3 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 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

Richmond 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.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Hill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Hill Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Verulam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gervis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervis Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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