Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stewart Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 541st 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 Stewart Road (BH8 8NY) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stewart Road (BH8 8NY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stewart Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Public order Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beechey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nortoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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