Total Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parkway Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 38th lowest 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 Parkway Drive (BH8 9JS) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkway Drive (BH8 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradpole Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moordown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broad Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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