Total Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fitzworth Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzworth Avenue (BH16 5AY) in the last 12 months was 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.5% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzworth Avenue (BH16 5AY), 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 Fitzworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Galloway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamworthy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamworthy —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamworthy Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turlin Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rice Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dawkins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turlin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rice Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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