Total Crime Rate

369.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 369.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.8 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Turbary Park Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Turbary Park Avenue (BH11 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 369.3 per 1,000 residents and was 521.3% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 198.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turbary Park Avenue (BH11 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lydford Gardens. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Turbary Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Turbary Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lydford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lydford Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Lydford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lydford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —

Data Sources

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