Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Moorside Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorside Road (BH11 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BH11 8DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cunningham Crescent. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acres Road —
Apr 2026Public order Verney Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Tree Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norcliffe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Public order Caroline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunningham Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norcliffe Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gort Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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