Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5SL

Avenue Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Road (BH2 5SL) in the last 12 months was 1025.2 per 1,000 residents and was 218.4% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (BH2 5SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 313 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.