Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

St Anthonys Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 507th highest 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 St Anthonys Road (BH2 6PB) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anthonys Road (BH2 6PB), 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 St Anthonys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dunbar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustin'S Road
Sep 2025Drugs St Augustin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Augustin'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Ives Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Winifred'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wychwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wychwood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustin'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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