Crime Rates at Fernheath Close, Bournemouth, BH11 8SL

Fernheath Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 189th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Fernheath Close (BH11 8SL) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.5% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernheath Close (BH11 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near Springwater Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.