Crime Rates at Southbourne Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth, BH6 3NP

Southbourne Overcliff Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southbourne Overcliff Drive (BH6 3NP) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbourne Overcliff Drive (BH6 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Parade (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.