Bournemouth crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Bournemouth postcode area is 91.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 16.0k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 83% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 35.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 130% of national crime rate which puts Bournemouth on 23. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 22.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 11.2k cases and has decreased by 14.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (95 postcode areas)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	32.2%	23. lowest	83%	16.0k	-1.3%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	22.6%	23. highest	130%	11.2k	-14.6%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.2%	40. lowest	94%	4.1k	-9.7%
Shoplifting crime →	7.5%	42. lowest	95%	3.7k	35.5%
Other theft crime →	7.3%	30. lowest	83%	3.6k	-5.3%
Vehicle crime →	6.3%	47. highest	93%	3.1k	-20.7%
Public order crime →	6.0%	10. lowest	71%	3.0k	3.6%
Burglary crime →	4.3%	42. lowest	91%	2.1k	-13.6%
Drugs crime →	1.4%	5. lowest	48%	709	-0.7%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.4%	24. highest	116%	695	-13.0%
Theft from the person crime →	0.8%	43. lowest	35%	373	-3.4%
Robbery crime →	0.7%	37. lowest	54%	370	20.1%
Other crime →	0.7%	4. lowest	36%	363	10.7%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.6%	18. lowest	60%	299	21.1%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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