Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Queens Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Christchurch Town , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Queens Road (BH23 3HH) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (BH23 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near The Strete. Police recorded 18 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 Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purewell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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