Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beech Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 256th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Avenue (BH23 2PN) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (BH23 2PN), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 28 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 Beech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary De Redvers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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