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Crime in BH5 1

How much crime is recorded in BH5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
13,562 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH5 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH5 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).

BH5 1National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour26.910.7
Burglary9.99.1
Shoplifting8.18.4
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Public order5.04.6
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

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