Christchurch Town
WardEast Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. About 10,244 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
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.
How Christchurch Town compares
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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 85.4 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, 79 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 (283), violence and sexual offences (241) and other crime (131).
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 ward, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Christchurch Town alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Christchurch Town in brief
Christchurch Town had 10,289 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, 69.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Christchurch Town, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.