Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH12 5AA
How much crime is recorded in BH12 5AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rossmore
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,786 (2024)
BH12 5AAPoole
How safe is BH12 5AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH12 5AA 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5AANational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary2.19.1
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.