Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Owls Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 97th 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 Owls Road (BH5 1AB) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Boscombe West average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Owls Road (BH5 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boscombe West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Horace Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Spa Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wharncliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharncliffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adeline Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Undercliff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owls Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owls Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Undercliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adeline Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adeline Road | Under investigation |
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