Crime Rate in Moordown, ward

Moordown has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 2699th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 367th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Moordown in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Moordown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 237 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Moordown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near West Way Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.