Total Crime Rate

159.7 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 159.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Norwich Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwich Avenue (BH2 5QG) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Avenue (BH2 5QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Purbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Purbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Poole Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poole Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Purbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bradburne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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