Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 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
  • 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

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

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 Church Road (BH21 6RF) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher than the Stour & Allen Vale average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BH21 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Juniper Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joys Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Juniper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camellia Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Juniper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brackendale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackendale Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joys Road —
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Data Sources

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