Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southern Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Southern Road (BH6 3TH) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (BH6 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southbourne Grove, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinecliffe Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinecliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southbourne Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stourcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisherman'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fisherman'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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