Crime Rates at Leybourne Avenue, Bournemouth, BH10 6EX

Leybourne Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 187th 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 Leybourne Avenue (BH10 6EX) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leybourne Avenue (BH10 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gillam Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernalls Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.