Crime Rates at Durrington Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6PZ

Durrington Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durrington Road (BH7 6PZ) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durrington Road (BH7 6PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambledon Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ropley Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.