Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B
NeighbourhoodCentral Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 1,584 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B is in decile 4.
How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B compares
Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B at a rate of 352.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 168.5 per 1,000 people across Townsend & Strouden.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (202), anti-social behaviour (121) and violence and sexual offences (96).
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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B in brief
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B has a deprivation score of 24.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B was £347,500 in 2025.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B had 1,603 usual residents at the census.
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.