Postcode · Christchurch
Crime in BH23 8BH
How much crime is recorded in BH23 8BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bransgore & Burley
- Council
- New Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
BH23 8BHChristchurch
How safe is BH23 8BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH23 8BH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 8BHNational
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Burglary1.59.1
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.54.6
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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.