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Crime in BH15 1

How much crime is recorded in BH15 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
10,081 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH15 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH15 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).

BH15 1National
Anti-social behaviour31.410.7
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary15.79.1
Shoplifting10.18.4
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs2.82.4
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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