Crime Rates at Florence Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1ER

Florence Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 448th 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 Florence Road (BH5 1ER) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Road (BH5 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.