Total Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wimborne Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 80th 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 Wimborne Road (BH9 2DX) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Road (BH9 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near Lampton Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moordown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brassey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brassey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lampton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lampton Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oswald Road | Under investigation |
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