Total Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Avon Buildings area has the 7th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 159th 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 Avon Buildings (BH23 1QS) in the last 12 months was 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Buildings (BH23 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargates Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamp Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reid Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lights Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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