Crime Rates at Riverside Road, Bournemouth, BH6 5NN

Riverside Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in East Southbourne & Tuckton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Riverside Road (BH6 5NN) in the last 12 months was 419.4 per 1,000 residents and was 765.4% higher than the East Southbourne & Tuckton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (BH6 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Donnelly Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.