Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 370th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Mount Road (BH11 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Road (BH11 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Place, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poole Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moore Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Moore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durdells Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durdells Gardens —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Kinson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritchie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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