Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boscombe Spa 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 Boscombe Spa Road (BH5 1AY) 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 Boscombe Spa Road (BH5 1AY), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wharncliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharncliffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Spa Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Undercliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Wharncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Owls Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roumelia Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roumelia Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roumelia Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adeline Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adeline Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windsor Road | Local resolution |
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