Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Harvey Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harvey Road (BH5 2AD) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvey Road (BH5 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harvey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hannington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Morley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St James'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hannington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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