Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH9 2SU
How much crime is recorded in BH9 2SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moordown
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
BH9 2SUBournemouth
How safe is BH9 2SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH9 2SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH9 2SUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.54.6
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.