Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH6 5QZ
How much crime is recorded in BH6 5QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Iford
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
How safe is BH6 5QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH6 5QZ area, well 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5QZNational
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Burglary4.09.1
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.