Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pippin Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 398th 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 Pippin Close (BH23 2DU) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pippin Close (BH23 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darwin Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pippin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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