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Crime in BH11

How much crime is recorded in BH11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
25,977 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH11

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH11, broadly in line with 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

BH11National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Burglary9.79.1
Shoplifting8.78.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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