Crime Rates at Florence Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1HT

Florence Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 556th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 1HT) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Boscombe West average (136.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Road (BH5 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.