Total Crime Rate

889.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 889.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 199.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.9 10/10
  • Other theft 59.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 34.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Avenue Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 9th 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 Avenue Lane (BH2 5LS) in the last 12 months was 889.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 107.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 160.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Lane (BH2 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 433 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Purbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Road —
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Data Sources

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