Total Crime Rate

327.6 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 327.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stony Lane South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 52nd 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 Stony Lane South (BH23 1HW) in the last 12 months was 327.6 per 1,000 residents and was 276.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stony Lane South (BH23 1HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stony Lane South (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stony Lane South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stony Lane South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stony Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rotterdam Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotterdam Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshlands Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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