Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9NS

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Wordsworth Avenue (BH8 9NS) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (93.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (BH8 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamblin Way, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A3060 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.