Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.0 1/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merrivale Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in East Southbourne & Tuckton , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrivale Avenue (BH6 3JP) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the East Southbourne & Tuckton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Merrivale Avenue (BH6 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northey Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranleigh Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merrivale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuckton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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