Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wilfred Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 522nd 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 Wilfred Road (BH5 1NB) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilfred Road (BH5 1NB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilfred Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabton Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haviland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabton Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haviland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Apr 2026Public order Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glen Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haviland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haviland Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haviland Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haviland Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathcote Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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