Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morden Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Morden Road (BH9 2SB) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher 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 22 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 Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morden Road (BH9 2SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oswald Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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