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Overview of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole crime rate

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Ranking 3rd among 25 neighbouring boroughs in terms of crime rates, Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole witnessed 39,372 incidents of crime in 2023. With a population of 400,196, this translates to a crime rate of 98.38 incidents per 1,000 inhabitants—a 4.88% decrease from the previous year.

Predominant crime types in the area include Violence and sexual offences (31.7%), Anti-social behaviour (24.1%), and Criminal damage and arson (7.7%). Less frequent crimes encompass Robbery (0.8%), Other crime (0.6%), Possession of weapons (0.5%).

Out of the 33 wards in the region, those experiencing higher crime rates include Bournemouth Central (359.6), Poole Town (217.5), Boscombe West (175.2). Conversely, the safest wards are Highcliffe & Walkford (39.0), Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe (36.7), Broadstone (29.2) .

Reviewing the Postcode districts within or overlapping Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole, the areas with elevated crime rates include BH2 (334.4), BH1 (207.6), BH5 (128.3) . The safest postcode districts are BH22 (48.0), BH21 (36.4), BH18 (28.0) .

In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour in 2020 and a rise in Shoplifting in 2023. However, the area experienced notable decreases in Anti-social behaviour in 2021, 2022, and 2023, along with a reduction in Other theft in 2020 and a decrease in Vehicle crime in 2023.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole crime incidents by crime type

A total of 39372 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 12500 (31.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 9492 (24.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 3024 (7.7)%
Shoplifting – 2913 (7.4)%
Other theft – 2803 (7.1)%
Vehicle crime – 2580 (6.6)%
Public order – 2248 (5.7)%
Burglary – 1628 (4.1)%
Bicycle theft – 567 (1.4)%
Drugs – 500 (1.3)%
Theft from the person – 346 (0.9)%
Robbery – 321 (0.8)%
Other crime – 246 (0.6)%
Possession of weapons – 204 (0.5)%

How does Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole compare against nearby areas ?

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is compared against

Crime rates in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole wards

There are 33 wards within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Bournemouth Central, Poole Town, Boscombe West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 33 wards from high crime rate to low.