Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • 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
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

Avon Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 360th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Road (BH8 8SG) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Road (BH8 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Malmesbury Court. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cyril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bennett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holdenhurst Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avon Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdenhurst Road —
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Data Sources

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