Total Crime Rate
192.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seabourne Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 121st 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 Seabourne Road (BH5 2HD) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seabourne Road (BH5 2HD), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hannington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scotter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Morley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Norwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Connaught Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hannington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Rosebery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seabourne Road | Under investigation |
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