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Crime in BH24 2

How much crime is recorded in BH24 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
13,046 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH24 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH24 2, 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
44
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).

BH24 2National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.84.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.54.6
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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