Total Crime Rate

382.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 382.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heron Court Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 35th 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 Heron Court Road (BH3 7LH) in the last 12 months was 382.8 per 1,000 residents and was 300.4% higher than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.9% 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 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alington Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Court Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Truscott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iddesleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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