Crime Rates at Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, BH3 7LH

Heron Court Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Heron Court Road (BH3 7LH) in the last 12 months was 308.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.9% higher than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Court Road (BH3 7LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alington Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.