Total Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beechbank Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 523rd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Beechbank Avenue (BH17 7FF) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Broadstone average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechbank Avenue (BH17 7FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spruce Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broadstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Honeysuckle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clover Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowslip Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spruce Close | — |
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