Total Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Western Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

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 Western Avenue (BH25 7PY) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Western Avenue (BH25 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knighton Park (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
No crimes for this selection.

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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