Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carlyle Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 537th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carlyle Road (BH6 5QL) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlyle Road (BH6 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dickens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warnford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warnford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warnford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warnford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warnford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingfisher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Close | Under investigation |
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