Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9NT

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Wordsworth Avenue (BH8 9NT) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (BH8 9NT), 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.