Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carbery Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carbery Avenue (BH6 3LN) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carbery Avenue (BH6 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belle Vue Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigham Vale Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigham Vale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heatherlea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigham Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigham Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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