Crime Rates at Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HR

Herbert Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 277th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Avenue (BH12 4HR) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 405.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Avenue (BH12 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.