Crime Rates at Somerley Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1EN

Somerley Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 383rd lowest 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 Somerley Road (BH9 1EN) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerley Road (BH9 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.