Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Firbank Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firbank Road (BH9 1EL) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% higher than the Moordown average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firbank Road (BH9 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 221 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.

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Crime Over Time in Firbank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brownen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charminster Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brazier Close —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcadia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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