Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 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 15.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • 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
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

Bronte Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bronte Avenue (BH23 2NB) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bronte Avenue (BH23 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Flambard Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bronte Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flambard Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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