Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Park Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 269th 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 Victoria Park Road (BH9 2RB) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Park Road (BH9 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midland Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Library Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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