Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH12 1PE
How much crime is recorded in BH12 1PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Branksome West
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
BH12 1PEPoole
How safe is BH12 1PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH12 1PE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
BH12 1PENational
Shoplifting26.48.4
Burglary15.49.1
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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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.