Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

St Lukes Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 444th 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 St Lukes Road (BH3 7LS) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lukes Road (BH3 7LS), 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 St Lukes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Under investigation
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 Heron Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Truscott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iddesleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Somerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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