Total Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsbere Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsbere Avenue (BH10 4DL) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbere Avenue (BH10 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Acres Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsbere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Caroline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daws Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acres Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cornelia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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