Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH2 6PJ
How much crime is recorded in BH2 6PJ, 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
- 2,046 (2024)
BH2 6PJBournemouth
How safe is BH2 6PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH2 6PJ area, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6PJNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.