Crime Rates at Stroud Park Avenue, Christchurch, BH23 3HQ

Stroud Park Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Burton & Grange , and the 21st 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 Stroud Park Avenue (BH23 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 552.9 per 1,000 residents and was 652.9% higher than the Burton & Grange average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stroud Park Avenue (BH23 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Strete (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.