Crime Rates at Norwich Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 5QG

Norwich Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% 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 210 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purbeck Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.