East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head
Middle areaSouth east Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 8,187 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 3% of people in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head at a rate of 51.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 152 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 106 |
| Other crime | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 19 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head at a rate of 51.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (152), violence and sexual offences (106) and other crime (49).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head was £512,500 in 2025.
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head had 8,370 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.