Postcode district · Bournemouth
Crime in BH6
How much crime is recorded in BH6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 28,214 (2024)
BH6Postcode district · Bournemouth
How safe is BH6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH6, 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
BH6National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.64.5
Public order1.94.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.