Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodland Walk area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 106th 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 Woodland Walk (BH5 1LU) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , 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.
In the area around Woodland Walk (BH5 1LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colonnade Road West, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St James'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrith Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colonnade Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colonnade Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colonnade Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Gardens | — |
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