Postcode districts
Crime in BH21
Published street-crime records for the BH21 postcode district in Bournemouth.
Last 12 published months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
2,066
Latest month (July 2026)
259
Year-on-year
-1.0%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
211 |
| September 2025 |
160 |
| October 2025 |
165 |
| November 2025 |
120 |
| December 2025 |
133 |
| January 2026 |
166 |
| February 2026 |
165 |
| March 2026 |
153 |
| April 2026 |
186 |
| May 2026 |
166 |
| June 2026 |
182 |
| July 2026 |
259 |
Top crime categories
Share of BH21 records in the same trailing window.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
731 |
35.4% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
520 |
25.2% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
173 |
8.4% |
| Shoplifting |
171 |
8.3% |
| Other Theft |
115 |
5.6% |
| Public Order |
93 |
4.5% |
| Vehicle Crime |
89 |
4.3% |
| Burglary |
80 |
3.9% |
Year by year
Calendar-year totals for BH21 (December 2013 to July 2026).
| Year |
Street-crime records |
| 2021 |
2,092 |
| 2022 |
2,122 |
| 2023 |
1,846 |
| 2024 |
1,961 |
| 2025 |
2,088 |
| 2026 (part year) |
1,277 |
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