Total Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fairmile 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 Fairmile Road (BH23 2LS) 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 Fairmile Road (BH23 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tidemill Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flambard Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmile Road 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 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 2026Other theft Parsonage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tidemill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidemill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Flambard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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