Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 158.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Milner Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milner Road (BH4 8AF) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Road (BH4 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Overcliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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