Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8SU

Shaftesbury Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 374th 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 Shaftesbury Road (BH8 8SU) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (BH8 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelbourne Close, 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.