Total Crime Rate

119.0 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 119.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bushey Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bushey Road (BH8 9HS) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushey Road (BH8 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near West Way Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bushey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Strouden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Way Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Way Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Way Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Way Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Way Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Way Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chigwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Way Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashling Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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