Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Owls Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 223rd 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 Owls Road (BH5 1AA) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owls Road (BH5 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Spa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wharncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exton Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adeline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donoughmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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