Crime Rates at Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BE

Sea Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 524th highest 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 Sea Road (BH5 1BE) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Road (BH5 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Roumelia Lane. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.