Total Crime Rate

697.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 697.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.6 10/10
  • Public order 46.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ducking Stool Lane area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Ducking Stool Lane (BH23 1DS) in the last 12 months was 697.7 per 1,000 residents and was 701.0% higher than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ducking Stool Lane (BH23 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 126 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 Ducking Stool Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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