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

Arnewood 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 Arnewood Road (BH6 5DG) 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 Arnewood Road (BH6 5DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carbery Lane, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frankston Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arnewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B3059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stourcliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carbery Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herberton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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