Total Crime Rate

1385.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

448.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1385.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 448.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 440.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 270.4 10/10
  • Other theft 77.8 10/10
  • Public order 63.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.3 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
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 highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,180 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 4BH) in the last 12 months was 1385.2 per 1,000 residents and was 896.3% higher than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 448.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 59 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 (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Heathcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adeline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adeline Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adeline Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Centenary Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glen Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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