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

Old Christchurch Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 8th 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 1PE) in the last 12 months was 921.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 479.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 415 crimes here, including 143 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.