Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Malvern Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Moordown , and the 486th 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 Malvern Road (BH9 3DA) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (BH9 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near West Way Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Naseby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Way Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Strouden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clifford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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