Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Alverton Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Poole Town , and the 477th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Alverton Avenue (BH15 2QG) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Poole Town average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alverton Avenue (BH15 2QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Municipal Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A35 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alverton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Municipal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Houlton Road
Apr 2026Burglary Municipal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Municipal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alverton Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Municipal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Verulam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birds Hill Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danecourt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Municipal Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Municipal Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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