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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BH11: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BH11 recorded 198 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 16.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring70.73 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment198 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 16.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

198
trending_down -11.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.73per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

715

Within BH11 district

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

30,116

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Cunningham Place Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 4
16
Springwater Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Shopping Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Tedder Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1
5
A348 Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Poole Lane Map
total: 5 Vehicle crime: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Mandale Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Ivamy Place Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Canford Road Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Paddington Close Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
198 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
59
29.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
52
26.3%
Shoplifting
28
14.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
14
7.1%
Vehicle Crime
14
7.1%
Public Order
9
4.5%
Other Theft
9
4.5%
Burglary
7
3.5%
Drug Offences
2
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.5%
Weapons Possession
1
0.5%
Other Crime
1
0.5%
Robbery
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: BH11

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in BH11 at 29.8%. Anti-social Behaviour (26.3%) and Shoplifting (14.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BH11 has risen sharply — by 16.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BH11 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -11.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +16.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.3%

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