Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (BH12 4HT) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BH12 4HT, the main crime hotspot is near Herbert Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in BH12 4HT area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worbarrow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bartlett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dudley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dudley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worbarrow Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Grace Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hobbs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Worrell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinidad Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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