Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 59.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 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
  • 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

Herstone Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 512th 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 Herstone Close (BH17 8AT) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herstone Close (BH17 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near Yeatminster Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herstone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chetnole Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Puddletown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puddletown Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bovington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bovington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bovington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bovington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bovington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeatminster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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