Total Crime Rate

318.0 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 318.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

King John Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 56th 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 King John Avenue (BH11 9TE) in the last 12 months was 318.0 per 1,000 residents and was 302.7% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King John Avenue (BH11 9TE), the main crime hotspot is near King John Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King John Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantagenet Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plantagenet Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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