Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cromer Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 375th 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 Cromer Road (BH8 9BW) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Road (BH8 9BW), the main crime hotspot is near Bethia Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avon Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Park West Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Road

Data Sources

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