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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BH15: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BH15 recorded 299 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 33.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 10.2% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring63.03 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment299 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 10.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

299

Annual Crime Rate

63.03per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,331

Within BH15 district

Dorset

57,723

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hospital Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
11
Municipal Road Map
total: 9 Burglary: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
Poole Bus Station Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 1
8
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 8
8
North Street Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Station Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 2
7
Napier Road Map
total: 7 Vehicle crime: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Shopping Area Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Kenyon Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Shoplifting: 2
5
Denmark Lane Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
299 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
100
33.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
89
29.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
23
7.7%
Other Theft
15
5.0%
Vehicle Crime
15
5.0%
Shoplifting
12
4.0%
Public Order
11
3.7%
Burglary
10
3.3%
Drug Offences
9
3.0%
Bicycle Theft
8
2.7%
Other Crime
5
1.7%
Robbery
2
0.7%

Crime Analysis: BH15

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in BH15 at 33.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (29.8%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BH15 has fallen sharply — by 10.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BH15 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_flat 0.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -10.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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