Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charminster Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 460th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9QS) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher than the Moordown average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charminster Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acland Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brazier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charminster Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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