Queen's Park, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Safety
Safety
Queen's Park is safer than most places in the UK. It recorded 60.8 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025, well below the national average of 88.6. It's also quieter than the neighbourhoods around it.
Crime's heading in the right direction here. Total recorded crimes dropped from 766 in 2024 to 693 in 2025. Anti-social behaviour fell from 144 incidents to 130, and violent crime went down from 240 to 215.
Nearby areas like Winton East (119.5 per 1,000) and East Cliff & Springbourne (111.9 per 1,000) have noticeably higher crime rates. Queen's Park is one of the calmer neighbourhoods in this part of Bournemouth.
Source: police-recorded crime for Queen's Park ward (Dorset Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Queen's Park ward: Dorset Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Queen's Park ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
60.8
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Littledown & Iford
66.1
Lower than
East Cliff & Springbourne
112.5
Higher than
Moordown
50.2
Lower than
Muscliff & Strouden Park
91.9
Lower than
Winton East
119.5
Similar to
Talbot & Branksome Woods
67
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Queen's Park ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences31%39%
- Anti-social behaviour19%18%
- Vehicle crime15%3%
- Other theft9%7%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Burglary6%3%
- Public order3%8%
- Shoplifting3%8%
- Drugs2%2%
- Other crime2%2%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
