Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 207.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunbar Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 111th 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 Dunbar Road (BH3 7BA) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.0% higher than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunbar Road (BH3 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Oban Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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