Total Crime Rate

193.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gleadowe Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gleadowe Avenue (BH23 1LR) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 111.1% higher than the Christchurch Town average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gleadowe Avenue (BH23 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Bailey Drive. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gleadowe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bailey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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