Total Crime Rate

339.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 339.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deneve Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deneve Avenue (BH17 9LR) in the last 12 months was 339.6 per 1,000 residents and was 368.1% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deneve Avenue (BH17 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Terence Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deneve Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilfrome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Terence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chilfrome Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilfrome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Hedge Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holly Hedge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Hedge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terence Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A349 —
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Data Sources

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