Postcode · Christchurch
Crime in BH23 2RE
How much crime is recorded in BH23 2RE, 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
- 2,266 (2024)
How safe is BH23 2RE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH23 2RE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2RENational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.54.6
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.