What is the crime rate in bournemouth, christchurch and poole?

As of March 2026, bournemouth, christchurch and poole has an annual crime rate of 80.0 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,876 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does bournemouth, christchurch and poole rank nationally for crime?

bournemouth, christchurch and poole ranks #40 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in bournemouth, christchurch and poole?

The most common crime type in bournemouth, christchurch and poole is Violence & Sexual Offences with 933 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 32.4% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Dorset Police Police

bournemouth, christchurch and poole Crime Intelligence Report

bournemouth, christchurch and poole recorded 2,876 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.19 per 1,000 residents. This places bournemouth, christchurch and poole at #40 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 4.4% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 2.9% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,876

trending_up +4.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

80.0per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#159of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

400,195

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 78	78
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 53	53
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 47	47
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 23 Violence and sexual offences: 15	23
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 36	36
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 32	32
On or near Wimborne Road Map	Shoplifting: 28	28
On or near Parking Area Map	Criminal damage and arson: 16 Public order: 11	16
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 23	23
On or near Nightclub Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17 Burglary: 4	17

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,876 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

933

32.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

770

26.8%

Shoplifting

238

8.3%

Criminal Damage & Arson

180

6.3%

Vehicle Crime

176

6.1%

Other Theft

161

5.6%

Public Order

151

5.3%

Burglary

3.3%

Drug Offences

2.6%

Bicycle Theft

1.2%

Robbery

0.8%

Other Crime

0.6%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

156

Total Stops

14.7%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

107

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Outcome

Not recorded68

A no further action disposal43

Arrest23

Community resolution18

Summons / charged by post3

Khat or Cannabis warning1

Gender

Male137

Female18

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

81.3%

White

16.3%

Black

2.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by Dorset Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

33 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Bournemouth Central	402	180.6
2	Westbourne & West Cliff	121	131.1
3	Winton East	129	115.9
4	Boscombe West	124	109.9
5	Muscliff & Strouden Park	139	87.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Highcliffe & Walkford	9	0.9
shield	Broadstone	29	2.2
shield	Oakdale	42	3.5
shield	Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	37	3.5
shield	Littledown & Iford	52	3.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +4.4%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.9%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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