Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH1 1HX
How much crime is recorded in BH1 1HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bournemouth
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,325 (2024)
How safe is BH1 1HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH1 1HX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
BH1 1HXNational
Anti-social behaviour29.210.7
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.94.6
Robbery2.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.