Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penn Hill Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 565th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penn Hill Avenue (BH14 9NA) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Hill Avenue (BH14 9NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponsonby Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Hardy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulnois Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Hill Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ponsonby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Highwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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