Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Honeycombe Chine area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 437th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Honeycombe Chine (BH5 1LE) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honeycombe Chine (BH5 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Undercliff Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horace Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Honeycombe Chine area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glen Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Cliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Undercliff Road

Data Sources

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