Total Crime Rate

651.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.6 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 651.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 216.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BH23 1AB) in the last 12 months was 651.2 per 1,000 residents and was 609.2% higher than the Christchurch Town average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BH23 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millhams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millhams Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millhams Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargates Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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