Crime Rate in Muscliff & Strouden Park, ward

Muscliff & Strouden Park has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 2322nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 149th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Muscliff & Strouden Park in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Muscliff & Strouden Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 460 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 565 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Muscliff & Strouden Park ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 164 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Jewell Road (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.