Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Somerley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerley Road (BH9 1EW) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerley Road (BH9 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Road, where police recorded 237 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bemister Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemister Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bemister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Abbott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road

Data Sources

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