Crime Rates at Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1DR

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

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1DR) in the last 12 months was 2196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 582.2% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 796.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1DR), 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.