Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beechey Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 290th 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 Beechey Road (BH8 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechey Road (BH8 8LJ), 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 Beechey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portchester Road —
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 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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