Total Crime Rate

331.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.7 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 331.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Purewell Gate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 48th 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 Purewell Gate (BH23 1AR) in the last 12 months was 331.9 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purewell Gate (BH23 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Stony Lane South. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purewell Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stony Lane South —
Apr 2026Other theft Marshlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stony Lane South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stony Lane South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshlands Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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