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

Sea Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sea Road (BH5 1DL) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Boscombe West average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Road (BH5 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roumelia Lane (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.