Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 178.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southern Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Road (BH6 3TH) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (BH6 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaward Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southern Road (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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stourcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaward Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaward Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pinecliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pinecliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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