Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parkwood Road 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 Parkwood Road (BH5 2BB) 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 Parkwood Road (BH5 2BB), 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Morley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seabourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
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