Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holdenhurst Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holdenhurst Road (BH8 8DP) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holdenhurst Road (BH8 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 415 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holdenhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portchester Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

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