Crime Rates at Richmond Park Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8TQ

Richmond Park Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 491st highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Richmond Park Road (BH8 8TQ) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Park Road (BH8 8TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capstone Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.