Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardigan Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Road (BH9 1BE) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (BH9 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parker Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Luke'S Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Truscott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bemister Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Somerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bemister Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road —
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Data Sources

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