Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 144.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Broadway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in East Southbourne & Tuckton , and the 176th 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 Broadway (BH6 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the East Southbourne & Tuckton average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (BH6 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cellars Farm Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Solent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon King Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cellars Farm Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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