Total Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regency Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Regency Crescent (BH23 2UG) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Regency Crescent (BH23 2UG), 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.
View Crime In Christchurch Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairmile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fairmile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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