Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Muscliffe Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Muscliffe Road (BH9 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Muscliffe Road (BH9 1NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moordown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranmer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latimer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latimer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latimer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wimborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brassey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alexander Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Benmore Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crichel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bemister Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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