Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Western 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome | |
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