Crime Rates at Ripon Road, Bournemouth, BH9 1RD

Ripon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ripon Road (BH9 1RD) in the last 12 months was 284.4 per 1,000 residents and was 455.4% higher than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripon Road (BH9 1RD), 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.