Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 51.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grafton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 583rd highest 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 Grafton Road (BH3 7JS) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (BH3 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Alington Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iddesleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Truscott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Court Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
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Data Sources

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