Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malmesbury Park Place area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 259th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Malmesbury Park Place (BH8 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malmesbury Park Place (BH8 8FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malmesbury Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Methuen Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Methuen Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyril Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holdenhurst Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelbourne Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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