Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Christchurch Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 321st 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 Christchurch Road (BH1 3JS) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 3JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lansdowne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdowne Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Meyrick Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meyrick Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub

Data Sources

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