Total Crime Rate

332.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 332.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Christchurch Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1EG) in the last 12 months was 332.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (β‰ˆ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1EG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 578 crimes here, including 177 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Hinton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Verulam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verulam Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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