Total Crime Rate
343.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Georges Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 343.9 per 1,000 residents and was 327.0% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% 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 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cynthia Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canford Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maureen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyneham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ringwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maureen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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