Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christchurch Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 291st 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 3PH) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knyveton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knyveton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southcote Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knyveton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road β€”

Data Sources

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