Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penn Hill Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 580th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penn Hill Avenue (BH14 9LL) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Hill Avenue (BH14 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Ponsonby Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Hill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ponsonby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Munster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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