Crime Rates at East Avenue, Bournemouth, BH3 7DA

East Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 527th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Avenue (BH3 7DA) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (BH3 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunkeld Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenferness Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.