POLICE responded to more than 9,000 reports of antisocial behaviour in Bournemouth and the surrounding areas last year, according to official figures.

Data from police.uk shows that there were 9,816 reports of antisocial behaviour between January 2020 and December 2020.

This is the equivalent to more than 26 offences a day.

Antisocial behaviour is defined as 'behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person' according to the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003 and Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

Here are the 10 roads in BCP with the most reported offences of antisocial behaviour between January 2020 and December 2020:

 1) Christchurch Road - 157 reports

 2) Gervis Place - 104 reports

 3) Southcote Road - 102 reports

 4) Post Office Road - 93 reports

 5) West Cliff Road - 70 reports

 6) Exeter Road - 60 reports

 7) Lowther Gardens - 53 reports

 8) Frances Road - 51 reports

 9) West Cliff Gardens - 50 reports

 10) St Michael'S Road - 50 reports

What are some examples of antisocial behaviour? 

Bournemouth Echo:

Christchurch Road was the worst road for anti-social behaviour offences ( Stock)

Antisocial behaviour is behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household. 

Examples of antisocial behaviour include but are not limited to: 

  • Excessive or persistent noise e.g. loud music or TV.
  • Abusive or insulting behaviour.
  • Shouting, screaming, swearing or drunkenness.
  • Using violence or threatening to use violence.
  • Vandalism, graffiti or fly–tipping.
  • Using cars or motorbikes illegally.

Monthly crime numbers for 2020

Despite being in a lockdown or under government restrictions due to the global coronavirus pandemic, crime levels remained steady throughout most of the year. 

The month with the lowest level of reported crime was February with 1,981 offences reported. 

Whereas August saw the highest rate of reported crime with 2,798. 

Here are the number of crimes reported each month in 2020: 

January -  2,010

February -  1,981

March - 2,180

April - 2,326

May - 2,538

June - 2,472

July - 2,514

August - 2,798

September - 2,412

October - 2,477

November - 2,016

December - 2045

The total number of crimes reported to Bournemouth Police was 27,769 last year. 

Crime statistics context

It is important to note that crime statistics alone do not tell the full story of a community and multiple factors can impact and contribute to crime levels. 

Nevertheless publicly available information on the police.uk website is a useful way for people to get a feeling for areas affected by crime.