Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Montgomery Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montgomery Avenue (BH11 8BL) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Avenue (BH11 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highlands Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Norcliffe Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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