Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH7 7DS
How much crime is recorded in BH7 7DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Littledown
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,370 (2024)
BH7 7DSBournemouth
How safe is BH7 7DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH7 7DS 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 7DSNational
Burglary22.19.1
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.