Crime Rates at Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9SE

Charminster Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,180 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 9SE) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 139.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9SE), the main crime hotspot is near West Way Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.