Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haviland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 117th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Haviland Road (BH7 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haviland Road (BH7 6HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haviland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grantley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haviland Road West
Sep 2025Public order Haviland Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haviland Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haviland Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prior Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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