Crime Rates at Nortoft Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8PZ

Nortoft Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Nortoft Road (BH8 8PZ) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nortoft Road (BH8 8PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Belvedere Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.