Total Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keighley Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Broadstone , and the 12th 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 Keighley Avenue (BH18 8HS) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keighley Avenue (BH18 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Tarn Drive. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broadstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarn Drive | 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 | Other theft | Honeysuckle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Renault Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarn Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarn Drive | Under investigation |
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