Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Herberton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 524th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herberton Road (BH6 5HU) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herberton Road (BH6 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambledon Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paisley Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herberton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stedman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stedman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambledon Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paisley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambledon Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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