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Crime in BH2 6

How much crime is recorded in BH2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
16,262 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH2 6, 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
52.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 6National
Anti-social behaviour44.510.7
Violence and sexual offences39.023.6
Shoplifting22.98.4
Burglary11.79.1
Other theft8.44.5
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Drugs5.52.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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