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Crime in BH7 7

How much crime is recorded in BH7 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
10,203 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH7 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH7 7, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

BH7 7National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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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