Crime Rates at Melbury Avenue, Poole, BH12 4EW

Melbury Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 4EW) in the last 12 months was 511.5 per 1,000 residents and was 575.2% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 101.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Avenue (BH12 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cashmoor Close, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arne Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.