Crime Rates at Shillingstone Drive, Bournemouth, BH9 3LR

Shillingstone Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 225th 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 Shillingstone Drive (BH9 3LR) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shillingstone Drive (BH9 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shillingstone Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larksfield Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.