Postcode · Christchurch
Crime in BH23 2AY
How much crime is recorded in BH23 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Jumpers Common & Fairmile
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,313 (2024)
How safe is BH23 2AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH23 2AY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH23 2AYNational
Burglary16.19.1
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.