Crime Rates at Luther Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1LH

Luther Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 478th highest 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 Luther Road (BH9 1LH) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luther Road (BH9 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.