Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wimborne Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 (BH3 7AE) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Road (BH3 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near St Augustin'S Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Augustin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Anthony'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyrick Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Augustin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Augustin'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Augustin'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meyrick Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Iddesleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Road | — |
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