Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 224th 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 8BS) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Avenue (BH11 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Cunningham Crescent. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Tree Rise —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Kinson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grower Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
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Data Sources

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