Boscome's safety concerns are real
- Oct 12, 2016
- 1 min read
UK crime statistics show recent increase in crime levels in the area of Boscombe, Eas Cliff and Springbourne.
Crime levels from January till July 2016 in the areas of East Cliff, Springbourne and Boscombe have been constantly rising. These include crimes such as anti-social behavior, robberies, violence, drugs, weapons use.
Boscombe has many challenges:
- There are high levels of domestic violence, drug and alcohol use and mental health incidents resulting in a referral to social services.
- One in three drugs and alcohol service users in Bournemouth live in the Boscombe area. In the past six months, crime has increased across the Boscombe West, East Cliff Springbourne area compared to the same period last year.
It is no surprise, therefore, that people living in the Boscombe West Ward consider crime to be a key issue.
This is the only area with streets used for sex work in Dorset is in East Bournemouth and many sex workers are ‘Class A’ drug users attracted in to work and to access drugs.
Some residents fear that the concentration of rehab centers has created many of the area’s problems – there are more than 60 rehab or accommodation centers for drug abusers in Boscombe.
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