Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH7 6LF
How much crime is recorded in BH7 6LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boscombe East
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
BH7 6LFBournemouth
How safe is BH7 6LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH7 6LF 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
BH7 6LFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.