Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thorncombe Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 579th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorncombe Close (BH9 3QL) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorncombe Close (BH9 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cox Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolpuddle Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boleyn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cox Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cox Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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