Crime Rates at Boscombe Cliff Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1LA

Boscombe Cliff Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 200th 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 Boscombe Cliff Road (BH5 1LA) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Cliff Road (BH5 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grantley Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.