Crime Rates at Maxwell Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1DJ

Maxwell Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Maxwell Road (BH9 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Road (BH9 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Road, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brownen Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.