Total Crime Rate

271.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 271.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardigan Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Road (BH9 1BD) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 430.5% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (β‰ˆ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (BH9 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crimea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crimea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crimea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crimea Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crimea Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leslie Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leslie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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