Crime Rates at Norwich Avenue, Bournemouth, BH2 5TQ

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 5TQ) 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 5TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Lane, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purbeck Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.