Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH2 5TG
How much crime is recorded in BH2 5TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bournemouth
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 935 (2024)
How safe is BH2 5TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH2 5TG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
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).
BH2 5TGNational
Anti-social behaviour50.110.7
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Public order12.04.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Other theft8.34.5
Drugs7.32.4
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.