Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rownhams Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 524th 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 Rownhams Road (BH8 0NL) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rownhams Road (BH8 0NL), the main crime hotspot is near Magpie Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rownhams Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesildene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferris Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rownhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dibden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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