Crime Rates at The Lawns, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5LF

The Lawns area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highcliffe & Walkford , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 The Lawns (BH23 5LF) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Highcliffe & Walkford average (28.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lawns (BH23 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.