Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fitzworth Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Hamworthy , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 5BA) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 136.9% higher than the Hamworthy average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzworth Avenue (BH16 5BA), the main crime hotspot is near Foreland Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 21 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foreland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipstal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shipstal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walcheren Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlebere Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keysworth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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