Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH5 1FB
How much crime is recorded in BH5 1FB, 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
- 1,453 (2024)
BH5 1FBBournemouth
How safe is BH5 1FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH5 1FB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 1FBNational
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.