Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Granville Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 344th 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 Granville Road (BH5 2AH) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Granville Road (BH5 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scotter Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seabourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Rosebery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosebery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hannington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hannington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Morley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scotter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannington Grove | Under investigation |
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