Crime in BH23 9
How much crime is recorded in BH23 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 3,306 (2024)
BH23 9Postcode sector · Christchurch
How safe is BH23 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH23 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.