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Crime in BH2 5

How much crime is recorded in BH2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
10,811 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 71.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH2 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
71.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
198
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).

BH2 5National
Anti-social behaviour61.710.7
Violence and sexual offences55.623.6
Shoplifting24.98.4
Burglary15.39.1
Other theft11.04.5
Drugs10.22.4
Public order10.14.6
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Theft from the person2.42.1
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.31.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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