Crime Rates at The Grove, Bournemouth, BH9 2TZ

The Grove area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 568th 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 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Moordown average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (BH9 2TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 22 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.