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

Old Christchurch Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 217th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Christchurch Road (BH1 1PH) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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