Crime Rates at King John Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9SB

King John Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King John Avenue (BH11 9SB) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King John Avenue (BH11 9SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King John Close, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marquis Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.