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

Old Christchurch Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 1NU) in the last 12 months was 893.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.6% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 391.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 239 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.