Total Crime Rate

320.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 320.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancer Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Lancer Close (BH23 2TU) in the last 12 months was 320.4 per 1,000 residents and was 267.8% higher than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancer Close (BH23 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Bailey Drive. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halewood Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bailey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Barrack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barrack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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