Total Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Southbourne Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 140th 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 Southbourne Road (BH6 3QL) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Southbourne Road (BH6 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carbery Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinecliffe Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pinecliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stourcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heatherlea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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