Crime Rates at Lavender Walk, Bournemouth, BH8 0PY

Lavender Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 154th 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 Lavender Walk (BH8 0PY) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Walk (BH8 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Mead, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.