Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 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

Holdenhurst Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holdenhurst Road (BH8 8BP) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holdenhurst Road (BH8 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bethia Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grants Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holdenhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bethia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madison Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soberton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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