Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oswald Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 334th 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 Oswald Road (BH9 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher than the Moordown average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswald Road (BH9 2TQ), 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 Oswald Road area

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

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