Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenue Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 561st lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (BH23 2BY) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (BH23 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Bailey Drive. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Barrack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gleadowe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barrack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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