Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8ST

Shaftesbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (BH8 8ST) in the last 12 months was 188.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (BH8 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capstone Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.