Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 14th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 317th 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 Christchurch Road (BH1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 23 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donoughmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donoughmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Randolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Randolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exton Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wharncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Donoughmore Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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