Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Littlemoor Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Littlemoor Avenue (BH11 8TP) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlemoor Avenue (BH11 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddington Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddington Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Littlemoor Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wescott Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dominion Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stillmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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