Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stour Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 571st lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stour Road (BH23 1PL) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stour Road (BH23 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stour Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargates Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamp Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reid Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Lane —
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Data Sources

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