Crime Rate in Christchurch Town, ward

Christchurch Town has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 2333rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 151st highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Christchurch Town in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Christchurch Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 284 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -69.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Christchurch Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.