Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,180 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 6BB) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (BH7 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Scotter Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seabourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lascelles Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotter Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaphill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scotter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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