Crime Rates at Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3RB

Christchurch Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Christchurch Road (BH1 3RB) in the last 12 months was 411.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Swithun'S Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.