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Crime in BH1 4

How much crime is recorded in BH1 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
22,015 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH1 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH1 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft5.34.5
Shoplifting5.28.4
Public order4.64.6
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% 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.

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