Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fairmile Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 186th 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 Fairmile Road (BH23 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmile Road (BH23 2LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmile Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield —
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Buildings —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bargates —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield —
Sep 2025Other theft Riverdale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdale Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Christchurch Under investigation
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Data Sources

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