Postcode district · Bournemouth
Crime in BH10
How much crime is recorded in BH10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 30,707 (2024)
BH10Postcode district · Bournemouth
How safe is BH10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH10, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
BH10National
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Shoplifting7.58.4
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.