Total Crime Rate

383.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.3 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 383.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.9 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 1EW) in the last 12 months was 383.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 180.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1EW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 459 crimes here, including 136 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 (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Vale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Vale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Post Office Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Post Office Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Post Office Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Hill Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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