Crime Rates at The Avenue, Bournemouth, BH9 2UP

The Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 575th 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 The Avenue (BH9 2UP) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BH9 2UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redhill Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.