Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 24.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 270th lowest 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 1DF) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Court Road (BH9 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Brownen Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownen Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hankinson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heron Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Court Road β€”

Data Sources

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