Crime Rates at Bute Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5LE

Bute Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Highcliffe & Walkford , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Bute Drive (BH23 5LE) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Highcliffe & Walkford average (23.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bute Drive (BH23 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Park, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marryat Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.