Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 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
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

Queens Park Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 520th 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 Queens Park Avenue (BH8 9LG) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Park Avenue (BH8 9LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firbank Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chigwell Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Alban'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Firbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Strouden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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