Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shelbourne Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 281st highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Shelbourne Road (BH8 8RB) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelbourne Road (BH8 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Belvedere Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nortoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belvedere Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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