Crime Rates at Nursery Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3AU

Nursery Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 543rd lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Nursery Road (BH9 3AU) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Road (BH9 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.