Crime Rates at Portman Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6EX

Portman Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 359th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Portman Road (BH7 6EX) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portman Road (BH7 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.