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Vehicle crime in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 12 months to June 2026
5.5per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 2,239 vehicle crime offences in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the 12 months to June 2026, down 7.9% (192) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.5 per 1,000 residents against 5.0 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Vehicle crime” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 405,829 Monthly, December 2010 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: December 2010 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2010 2015 2020 2025 December 2010: 169 offences January 2011: 13 offences February 2011: 232 offences March 2011: 228 offences April 2011: 230 offences May 2011: 248 offences June 2011: 233 offences July 2011: 279 offences August 2011: 261 offences September 2011: 194 offences October 2011: 255 offences November 2011: 279 offences December 2011: 204 offences January 2012: 204 offences February 2012: 257 offences March 2012: 264 offences April 2012: 312 offences May 2012: 286 offences June 2012: 285 offences July 2012: 359 offences August 2012: 317 offences September 2012: 351 offences October 2012: 220 offences November 2012: 194 offences December 2012: 224 offences January 2013: 228 offences February 2013: 318 offences March 2013: 303 offences April 2013: 272 offences May 2013: 271 offences June 2013: 256 offences July 2013: 196 offences August 2013: 265 offences September 2013: 213 offences October 2013: 238 offences November 2013: 214 offences December 2013: 197 offences January 2014: 252 offences February 2014: 195 offences March 2014: 154 offences April 2014: 166 offences May 2014: 208 offences June 2014: 167 offences July 2014: 216 offences August 2014: 192 offences September 2014: 215 offences October 2014: 205 offences November 2014: 241 offences December 2014: 206 offences January 2015: 259 offences February 2015: 177 offences March 2015: 229 offences April 2015: 224 offences May 2015: 230 offences June 2015: 192 offences July 2015: 244 offences August 2015: 212 offences September 2015: 218 offences October 2015: 195 offences November 2015: 271 offences December 2015: 158 offences January 2016: 176 offences February 2016: 204 offences March 2016: 149 offences April 2016: 161 offences May 2016: 185 offences June 2016: 254 offences July 2016: 231 offences August 2016: 212 offences September 2016: 167 offences October 2016: 211 offences November 2016: 201 offences December 2016: 166 offences January 2017: 216 offences February 2017: 189 offences March 2017: 224 offences April 2017: 227 offences May 2017: 219 offences June 2017: 157 offences July 2017: 190 offences August 2017: 199 offences September 2017: 215 offences October 2017: 184 offences November 2017: 261 offences December 2017: 225 offences January 2018: 224 offences February 2018: 159 offences March 2018: 186 offences April 2018: 198 offences May 2018: 155 offences June 2018: 204 offences July 2018: 211 offences August 2018: 233 offences September 2018: 247 offences October 2018: 221 offences November 2018: 279 offences December 2018: 328 offences January 2019: 312 offences February 2019: 229 offences March 2019: 205 offences April 2019: 217 offences May 2019: 284 offences June 2019: 281 offences July 2019: 263 offences August 2019: 242 offences September 2019: 313 offences October 2019: 265 offences November 2019: 227 offences December 2019: 261 offences January 2020: 268 offences February 2020: 228 offences March 2020: 251 offences April 2020: 186 offences May 2020: 171 offences June 2020: 241 offences July 2020: 278 offences August 2020: 241 offences September 2020: 186 offences October 2020: 274 offences November 2020: 205 offences December 2020: 181 offences January 2021: 198 offences February 2021: 217 offences March 2021: 206 offences April 2021: 176 offences May 2021: 260 offences June 2021: 232 offences July 2021: 240 offences August 2021: 241 offences September 2021: 211 offences October 2021: 230 offences November 2021: 228 offences December 2021: 239 offences January 2022: 244 offences February 2022: 167 offences March 2022: 261 offences April 2022: 257 offences May 2022: 314 offences June 2022: 252 offences July 2022: 236 offences August 2022: 275 offences September 2022: 290 offences October 2022: 330 offences November 2022: 300 offences December 2022: 266 offences January 2023: 292 offences February 2023: 225 offences March 2023: 207 offences April 2023: 187 offences May 2023: 194 offences June 2023: 208 offences July 2023: 217 offences August 2023: 206 offences September 2023: 248 offences October 2023: 187 offences November 2023: 184 offences December 2023: 219 offences January 2024: 267 offences February 2024: 259 offences March 2024: 241 offences April 2024: 230 offences May 2024: 337 offences June 2024: 194 offences July 2024: 277 offences August 2024: 233 offences September 2024: 310 offences October 2024: 255 offences November 2024: 176 offences December 2024: 212 offences January 2025: 165 offences February 2025: 169 offences March 2025: 195 offences April 2025: 164 offences May 2025: 148 offences June 2025: 127 offences July 2025: 181 offences August 2025: 203 offences September 2025: 151 offences October 2025: 181 offences November 2025: 176 offences December 2025: 243 offences January 2026: 195 offences February 2026: 178 offences March 2026: 176 offences April 2026: 179 offences May 2026: 191 offences June 2026: 185 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded 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 1,353 (partial) — — June 2012 3,080 8.1 2012 June 2013 3,313 8.6 2013 June 2014 2,465 6.3 2014 June 2015 2,586 6.6 2015 June 2016 2,427 6.1 2016 June 2017 2,420 6.1 2017 June 2018 2,400 6.0 2018 June 2019 3,047 7.6 2019 June 2020 2,916 7.3 2020 June 2021 2,654 6.6 2021 June 2022 2,884 7.2 2022 June 2023 3,010 7.4 2023 June 2024 2,789 6.8 2024 June 2025 2,431 6.0 2025 June 2026 2,239 5.5 2025
What this measures Theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle, and interference with a vehicle.
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.
Other categories in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Violence and sexual offences 10,977 offences 27.0per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,114 offences 7.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 2,429 offences 6.0per 1,000 Other theft 2,138 offences 5.3per 1,000 Public order 1,667 offences 4.1per 1,000 Burglary 1,278 offences 3.1per 1,000 Drugs 822 offences 2.0per 1,000 Bicycle theft 446 offences 1.1per 1,000 Robbery 325 offences 0.8per 1,000 Other crime 289 offences 0.7per 1,000 Possession of weapons 208 offences 0.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 173 offences 0.4per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by vehicle crime rate · All recorded crime in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole