Total Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 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 4.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carters Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Avenue (BH15 4JT) in the last 12 months was 4.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% lower than the Hamworthy average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carters Avenue (BH15 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Rice Gardens. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carters Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hamworthy Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Symes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Symes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamworthy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goathorn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goathorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Galloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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