Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Honeycombe Chine area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 1LG) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honeycombe Chine (BH5 1LG), the main crime hotspot is near Undercliff Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Honeycombe Chine area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Watkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Undercliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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