Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifford Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 572nd lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifford Road (BH9 1SN) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifford Road (BH9 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ripon Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Naseby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brassey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brassey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Strouden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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