Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 40.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Nansen Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Oakdale , and the 488th lowest 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 Nansen Avenue (BH15 3DB) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Oakdale average (34.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nansen Avenue (BH15 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seliot Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nansen Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bright Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlieu Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Glen Under investigation

Data Sources

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