Charminster
Middle areaCentral Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 8,351 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Charminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Charminster
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Charminster at a rate of 85.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 214 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 199 |
| Other crime | 100 |
| Vehicle crime | 68 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 19 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Charminster compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Charminster safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Charminster at a rate of 85.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Charminster.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), anti-social behaviour (199) and other crime (100).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Charminster alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Charminster in brief
The median price paid for a home in Charminster was £250,000 in 2025.
Charminster had 8,098 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Charminster live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Charminster, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.