Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heron Court Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 444th highest 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 Heron Court Road (BH3 7LN) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heron Court Road (BH3 7LN), 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Truscott Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerald Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerald Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gerald Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerald Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alington Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Court Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belvedere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belvedere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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