Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 67.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southbourne Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southbourne Road (BH6 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbourne Road (BH6 3QQ), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pinecliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stourcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
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Data Sources

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