Total Crime Rate

276.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwich Avenue West area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwich Avenue West (BH2 6AB) in the last 12 months was 276.6 per 1,000 residents and was 306.2% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ).

In the area around Norwich Avenue West (BH2 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mews (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Avenue West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suffolk Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Avenue West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durley Chine Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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