Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH6 5JS
How much crime is recorded in BH6 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Iford
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,119 (2024)
BH6 5JSBournemouth
How safe is BH6 5JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH6 5JS area, 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary2.29.1
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.