Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Milton Road (BH8 8FW) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (BH8 8FW), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wessex Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ophir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malmesbury Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ophir Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nortoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stewart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ophir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ophir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Methuen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Methuen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Way β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Stewart Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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