Total Crime Rate

316.1 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 316.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melbury Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 57th 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 Melbury Avenue (BH12 4EL) in the last 12 months was 316.1 per 1,000 residents and was 300.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Avenue (BH12 4EL), the main crime hotspot is near Cashmoor Close. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arne Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Monkton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillingstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillingstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sixpenny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixpenny Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Melbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mills Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close —
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Data Sources

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