Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH12 5BA
How much crime is recorded in BH12 5BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearwood
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
How safe is BH12 5BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH12 5BA 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5BANational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.