Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avenue Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Avenue Road (BH23 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Avenue Road (BH23 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tidemill Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Christchurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tidemill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Addiscombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Avon Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knapp Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidemill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knapp Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Emily Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tidemill Close | Under investigation |
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