Christchurch Town
Middle areaEast Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 9,459 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Christchurch Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Christchurch Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Christchurch Town at a rate of 99.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 312 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 236 |
| Other crime | 137 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 77 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 42 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Christchurch Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Christchurch Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Christchurch Town at a rate of 99.9 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, 90 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Christchurch Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (312), violence and sexual offences (236) and other crime (137).
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 Christchurch Town alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Christchurch Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Christchurch Town was £352,500 in 2025.
Christchurch Town had 9,470 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Christchurch Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Christchurch Town, 67.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.