Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Park Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Victoria Park Road (BH9 2RG) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Park Road (BH9 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lampton Gardens, where police recorded 32 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.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lampton Gardens | Under investigation |
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