Crime Rates at Somerley Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1ER

Somerley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 270th 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 1ER) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerley Road (BH9 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.