Total Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roumelia Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Roumelia Lane (BH5 1EU) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roumelia Lane (BH5 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roumelia Lane (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roumelia Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borthwick Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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