Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 61.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bargates area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Bargates (BH23 1QP) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bargates (BH23 1QP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bargates area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Buildings β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Riverdale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield β€”
Sep 2025Public order Christchurch Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Buildings β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bargates β€”

Data Sources

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