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

Belvedere Road 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 Belvedere Road (BH23 1PT) 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 Belvedere Road (BH23 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belvedere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamp Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargates Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road

Data Sources

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