Crime Rates at St Pauls Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8HG

St Pauls Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 93rd 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 St Pauls Road (BH8 8HG) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 24.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (BH8 8HG), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 346 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.