Crime Rates at Boveridge Gardens, Bournemouth, BH9 3RF

Boveridge Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boveridge Gardens (BH9 3RF) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boveridge Gardens (BH9 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shillingstone Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gillingham Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.