Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hosker Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 454th 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 Hosker Road (BH5 2DD) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hosker Road (BH5 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hosker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stedman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seabourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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