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Crime in BH6 5

How much crime is recorded in BH6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
20,111 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH6 5, well below 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
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

BH6 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.84.5
Public order1.94.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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