Total Crime Rate
674.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Christchurch Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 19th 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 Christchurch Road (BH1 3JP) in the last 12 months was 674.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 209 (β 257.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Crescent. Police recorded 346 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournemouth Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lansdowne Crescent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meyrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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