Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hermitage Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Road (BH14 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Road (BH14 0QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillcrest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolstoi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Topiary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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