Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elmes Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 576th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmes Road (BH9 2SX) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmes Road (BH9 2SX), 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 Elmes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redhill Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oswald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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