Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wimborne Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 521st lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Road (BH2 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (BH2 6LZ), the main crime hotspot is near St Augustin'S Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wimborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustin'S Road —
Sep 2025Drugs St Augustin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Park Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Ives Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustin'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft The Deans Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Deans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Deans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Winifred'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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