Crime Rates at Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8AX

Holdenhurst Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 541st highest 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 Holdenhurst Road (BH8 8AX) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holdenhurst Road (BH8 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.