Crime Rates at Barrack Road, Christchurch, BH23 2AP

Barrack Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 217th lowest 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 Barrack Road (BH23 2AP) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrack Road (BH23 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrack Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.