Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Beechey Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 391st highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechey Road (BH8 8LL) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechey Road (BH8 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 24 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Road Under investigation
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 Nortoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beechey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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