Crime Rates at Ophir Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8LT

Ophir 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 Ophir Road (BH8 8LT) 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 Ophir Road (BH8 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowther Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.