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Crime in BH12 3

How much crime is recorded in BH12 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
15,407 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH12 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH12 3, 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

BH12 3National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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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