Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 30.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Earle Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 376th lowest 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 Earle Road (BH4 8JS) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earle Road (BH4 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studland Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alumdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Studland Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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