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Crime in BH2 6DS

How much crime is recorded in BH2 6DS, 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)
Crime

How safe is BH2 6DS

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 6DS 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
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 6DSNational
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
Trend

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.

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