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Crime in BH15 3

How much crime is recorded in BH15 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
16,316 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH15 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH15 3, 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
39
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary5.69.1
Shoplifting5.28.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.74.6
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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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