Crime Rates at Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LY

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 9LY) 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 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ponsonby Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.