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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BH9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BH9 recorded 228 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.0 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 21.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring67.37 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment228 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 21.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

228
trending_up +9.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

67.37per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

884

Within BH9 district

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

38,026

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Wimborne Road Map
total: 27 Shoplifting: 24 Anti-social behaviour: 2
27
Pine Road Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 19 Anti-social behaviour: 3
22
Leslie Road Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 18
18
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 3
11
Shopping Area Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
10
Cherries Drive Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Other crime: 1
5
Lampton Gardens Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 5
5
Parker Road Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 1
4
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
228 Total
Shoplifting
73
32.0%
Violence & Sexual Offences
55
24.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
42
18.4%
Vehicle Crime
13
5.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
5.3%
Public Order
11
4.8%
Other Theft
7
3.1%
Burglary
6
2.6%
Other Crime
2
0.9%
Drug Offences
2
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.9%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%
Robbery
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: BH9

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in BH9 at 32.0%. Violence & Sexual Offences (24.1%) and Anti-social Behaviour (18.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BH9 has risen sharply — by 21.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BH9 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_up +9.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +21.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.6%

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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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