Total Crime Rate

1607.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

486.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1607.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 719.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 486.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 336.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.3 10/10
  • Public order 84.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.8 10/10
  • Other theft 65.4 10/10
  • Robbery 56.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Christchurch Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1DN) in the last 12 months was 1607.5 per 1,000 residents and was 399.2% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 486.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 444 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Christchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Christchurch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Hill Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Exeter Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Christchurch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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