Crime Rates at Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HR

Herbert Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 379th highest 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 Herbert Avenue (BH12 4HR) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.2% 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 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyvern Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.