Crime Rate in Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe, ward

Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe has the lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 444th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 38 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.