Total Crime Rate

44.1 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 44.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 9th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 534th 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 6NT) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimborne Road (BH2 6NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodorgan Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Deans (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wimborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodorgan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bodorgan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodorgan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodorgan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Winifred'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Deans Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wychwood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Deans Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Ives Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wychwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Deans Under investigation

Data Sources

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