Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 566th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 Cowper Road (BH9 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (BH9 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Moorfield Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carey Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King George Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delhi Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley 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 2026Other theft Moorfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Mary Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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