Crime Rates at Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NQ

Harewood Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Harewood Avenue (BH7 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Avenue (BH7 6NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Scotter Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.