Crime Rates at Wolverton Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6HT

Wolverton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 373rd 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 Wolverton Road (BH7 6HT) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverton Road (BH7 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Christchurch Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.