Total Crime Rate

573.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 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 573.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 488.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Linwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 22nd 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 Linwood Road (BH9 1DP) in the last 12 months was 573.2 per 1,000 residents and was 993.1% higher than the Moordown average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linwood Road (BH9 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acland Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brazier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charminster Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brownen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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