Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH5 2JG
How much crime is recorded in BH5 2JG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boscombe East
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
BH5 2JGBournemouth
How safe is BH5 2JG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH5 2JG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2JGNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.24.6
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
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.