Crime Rates at Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9QJ

Charminster Road area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 704.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1276.1% higher than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 248 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 278 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.