Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Headswell Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headswell Avenue (BH10 6LD) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headswell Avenue (BH10 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frensham Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockley Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Headswell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frensham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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