Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Normanhurst Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 411th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Normanhurst Avenue (BH8 9NP) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normanhurst Avenue (BH8 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near A3060. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Normanhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3060 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cattistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3060 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A3060 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A3060 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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