Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christchurch Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 4DA) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Wharncliffe Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 30 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moorland Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knole Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Knole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hengist Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hengist Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Spa Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knole Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharncliffe Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Wharncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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