Crime Rates at Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1ES

Purewell area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 459th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purewell (BH23 1ES) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purewell (BH23 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Stony Lane South. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.