Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 34.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Nortoft Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 421st lowest 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 Nortoft Road (BH8 8PY) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nortoft Road (BH8 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Hampton Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nortoft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Gate
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Wood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nortoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road

Data Sources

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