Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 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 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Malmesbury Park Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , 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 Malmesbury Park Place (BH8 8PH) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Park Place (BH8 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malmesbury Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilkins Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avon Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowther Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkins Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Methuen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdenhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henville Road
Apr 2026Public order Cleveland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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