Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.4 7/10
  • Drugs 26.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christchurch Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ringwood North & Ellingham , and the 114th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in New Forest .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christchurch Road (BH24 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Ringwood North & Ellingham average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH24 3AQ), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bickerley Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bickerley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Quomp Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Quomp Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodstock Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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