Crime Rates at Westbourne Park Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8HQ

Westbourne Park Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Park Road (BH4 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Park Road (BH4 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denewood Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alumhurst Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.