Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026De Courtenai Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around De Courtenai Close (BH11 9PG) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Courtenai Close (BH11 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near King John Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bearwood & Merley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King John Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King John Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King John Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hull Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hull Road | Under investigation |
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