Crime Rates at St Georges Avenue, Poole, BH12 4ND

St Georges Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Avenue (BH12 4ND) in the last 12 months was 409.8 per 1,000 residents and was 464.8% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Avenue (BH12 4ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cynthia Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.