Total Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christchurch Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christchurch Road (BH7 6AR) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% higher than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH7 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Colonnade Road West. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Boscombe East & Pokesdown

Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rosebery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colonnade Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colonnade Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colonnade Road West —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rebbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St James'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodland Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Morley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wickham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickham Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tamworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hannington Grove —
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Data Sources

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