Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Midland Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midland Road (BH9 1PA) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.1% higher than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Road (BH9 1PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wimborne Road, where police recorded 56 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.

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Crime Over Time in Midland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brassey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Wimborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benmore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brassey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alexander Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexander Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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