Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 93.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heron Court Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Court Road (BH9 1DE) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Court Road (BH9 1DE), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Court Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Abbott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Somerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —

Data Sources

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