Crime Rates at West Cliff Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8AY

West Cliff 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 West Cliff Road (BH4 8AY) 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 West Cliff Road (BH4 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Road, where police recorded 16 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.