Crime Rates at Hillside Drive, Christchurch, BH23 2RT

Hillside Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 407th highest 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 Hillside Drive (BH23 2RT) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Burton & Grange average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Drive (BH23 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aston Mead, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlow Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.