Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarendon Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Clarendon Road (BH4 8AL) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Road (BH4 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chine Crescent Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order West Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portarlington Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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