Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Grove area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 581st 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 The Grove (BH9 2TX) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (BH9 2TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redhill Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Court Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carey Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old St John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old St John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Road
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jessopp Close

Data Sources

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