Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thursby Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Highcliffe & Walkford , and the 85th 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 Thursby Road (BH23 5PE) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Highcliffe & Walkford average (23.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Thursby Road (BH23 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmhurst Avenue, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lakewood Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Christchurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braemar Drive | — |
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