Postcode · Christchurch
Crime in BH23 2LZ
How much crime is recorded in BH23 2LZ, 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
- 1,451 (2024)
BH23 2LZChristchurch
How safe is BH23 2LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH23 2LZ area, well below 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2LZNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.04.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.