Crime Rates at Elmes Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2TA

Elmes Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmes Road (BH9 2TA) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmes Road (BH9 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redhill Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.