Crime Rates at Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9RS

Charminster Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 9RS) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9RS), 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.