Total Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road West area has the lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road West (BH23 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% lower than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Grove Road West (BH23 2DJ), 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.
View Crime In Christchurch Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barrack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bailey Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Endfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bailey Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halewood Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bailey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barrack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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