Total Crime Rate
122.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Christchurch Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 209th 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 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christchurch Road (BH7 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Morley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hannington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rosebery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hannington Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Rosebery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colonnade Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clarence Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hannington Grove | Under investigation |
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