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Crime in BH13 6

How much crime is recorded in BH13 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
5,241 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH13 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH13 6, 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

BH13 6National
Shoplifting11.78.4
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.94.6
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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