Crime Rates at Wood Row, Bournemouth, BH8 0DN

Wood Row area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Wood Row (BH8 0DN) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Row (BH8 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Mead, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.