Crime Rates at Wayside Road, Bournemouth, BH6 3ES

Wayside Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in East Southbourne & Tuckton , and the 415th 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 Wayside Road (BH6 3ES) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the East Southbourne & Tuckton average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside Road (BH6 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belle Vue Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.