Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH6 4JD
How much crime is recorded in BH6 4JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
How safe is BH6 4JD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH6 4JD area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
BH6 4JDNational
Burglary10.49.1
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.04.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.