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Crime in BH21 5

How much crime is recorded in BH21 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
9,166 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH21 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH21 5, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

BH21 5National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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