Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Moorside Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 431st 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 Moorside Road (BH11 8DF) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Kinson average (87.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BH11 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highlands Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norcliffe Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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