Crime Rates at William Road, Bournemouth, BH7 7BB

William Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 564th 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 William Road (BH7 7BB) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Road (BH7 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistlebarrow Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeson Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.