Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Latch Farm Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Latch Farm Avenue (BH23 2UD) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Christchurch Town average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latch Farm Avenue (BH23 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tidemill Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wildfell Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Latch Farm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairmile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fairmile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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