Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 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 142.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castle Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 178th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Castle Road (BH9 1PG) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (BH9 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wimborne Road, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Calvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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