Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH5 1EB
How much crime is recorded in BH5 1EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boscombe West
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,078 (2024)
BH5 1EBBournemouth
How safe is BH5 1EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH5 1EB area, 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
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
BH5 1EBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs3.02.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.