Total Crime Rate
149.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Boscombe West , and the 168th 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 Churchill Road (BH1 4ES) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Boscombe West average (139.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Road (BH1 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borthwick Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Curzon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Randolph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Carysfort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carysfort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carysfort Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grant'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Donoughmore Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Donoughmore Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Donoughmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Donoughmore Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walpole Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Donoughmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Randolph Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Randolph Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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