Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Beechwood Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 106th 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 Beechwood Avenue (BH5 1NA) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Beechwood Avenue (BH5 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colonnade Road West, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St James'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrith Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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