Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heron Court Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 (BH9 1DE) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heron Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Belvedere Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Belvedere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Court Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hankinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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