Crime Rates at Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 9SF

Charminster Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 254th lowest 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 9SF) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Road (BH8 9SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Road, where police recorded 27 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.