Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Road East area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Road East (BH23 2DE) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Christchurch Town average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Road East (BH23 2DE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addiscombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emily Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order York Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidemill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidemill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapp Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidemill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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