Police-recorded · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Dorset Police
Public order in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
12 months to June 2026
4.1per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,667 public order offences in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the 12 months to June 2026, down 17.1% (344) on the previous 12 months. That is 4.1 per 1,000 residents against 6.8 for England and Wales.
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archivePublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
Each year since 2011
Year to
Offences
Per 1,000
Population year
June 2011
0 (partial)
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June 2012
644
1.7
2012
June 2013
754
2.0
2013
June 2014
715
1.8
2014
June 2015
793
2.0
2015
June 2016
852
2.1
2016
June 2017
1,165
2.9
2017
June 2018
1,587
4.0
2018
June 2019
2,050
5.1
2019
June 2020
2,091
5.2
2020
June 2021
2,397
6.0
2021
June 2022
2,455
6.1
2022
June 2023
2,416
5.9
2023
June 2024
2,321
5.7
2024
June 2025
2,236
5.5
2025
June 2026
1,875
4.6
2025
What this measures
Offences that cause fear, alarm or distress in public, such as affray and threatening behaviour.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
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