Crime Rates at Woodbury Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 0HE

Woodbury Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodbury Avenue (BH8 0HE) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbury Avenue (BH8 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountbatten Gardens, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Throop Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.