Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hunt Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 507th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hunt Road (BH23 3BT) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Burton & Grange average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunt Road (BH23 3BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorset Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallory Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Christchurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coleridge Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mallory Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jade Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jade Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Coleridge Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleridge Green | Under investigation |
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