Crime Rates at Glen Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HS

Glen Road area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 374th lowest 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 Glen Road (BH5 1HS) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glen Road (BH5 1HS), 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.