Crime Rates at Milton Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8LP

Milton Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (BH8 8LP) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (BH8 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alington Road, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.