Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beaufort Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 438th 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 Beaufort Road (BH6 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaufort Road (BH6 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaufort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stedman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
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Data Sources

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