Total Crime Rate

704.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 704.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 615.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

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 9QW) 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 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 278 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Firbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownen Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charminster Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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