Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Population: 396,989
People in Employment: 177,565 (71.5%)
People Inactive: 59,980 (24.1%)
People Unemployed: 10,940 (4.4%)
Number Of Jobs: 131k
Median Salary: £26,714
Mean Salary: £31,862

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for 2024

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pooles most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 13,186 crimes and in 2022 there were 14,315 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,129 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	13,186	924	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	10,789	804	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,669	230	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	3,377	202	Getting Better
Public order	2,375	189	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,180	189	Getting Better
Other theft	2,996	185	Getting Better
Burglary	1,732	121	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	664	51	Getting Better
Drugs	537	45	Getting Better
Theft from the person	338	27	Getting Better
Other crime	239	20	Getting Better
Robbery	301	19	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	207	13	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Bournemouth Central has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, with 5297 crimes and 323 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Broadstone has 349 crimes and 33 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Poole Town	209	15
East Cliff & Springbourne	178	10
Westbourne & West Cliff	175	16
Newtown & Heatherlands	161	9
Queen's Park	152	16
Muscliff & Strouden Park	140	8
Kinson	133	8
Alderney & Bourne Valley	127	8
Winton East	124	11
Wallisdown & Winton West	123	12
Boscombe West	117	11
Canford Heath	109	8
Hamworthy	104	8
Talbot & Branksome Woods	102	7
Bournemouth Central	93	6
Burton & Grange	87	9
Littledown & Iford	79	8
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	78	7
Christchurch Town	72	7
Oakdale	72	7
Canford Cliffs	71	7
Moordown	69	7
Bearwood & Merley	65	5
Creekmoor	65	7
Parkstone	58	5
Penn Hill	57	5
East Southbourne & Tuckton	52	6
Commons	51	5
West Southbourne	49	5
Highcliffe & Walkford	42	4
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	36	4
Redhill & Northbourne	32	3
Broadstone	21	2

Crime map for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The average property price in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£587,944.80	£375,589.50	£304,771.41	£218,993.52
2022	£572,764.19	£365,020.70	£297,349.20	£214,118.47
2021	£508,050.24	£322,943.36	£265,168.69	£198,001.72
2020	£468,245.79	£300,064.70	£246,294.10	£189,214.61
2019	£457,036.17	£293,353.45	£242,026.44	£189,115.99
2018	£455,226.61	£294,866.29	£249,028.47	£188,832.99
2017	£435,448.12	£281,203.00	£238,660.01	£183,684.29
2016	£412,858.34	£266,852.79	£227,492.85	£173,047.59
2015	£387,643.48	£251,074.93	£214,496.00	£163,623.07
2014	£359,407.83	£234,047.29	£200,705.04	£153,389.78
2013	£330,133.42	£214,536.98	£184,635.65	£143,020.86
2012	£323,458.93	£210,161.48	£180,930.49	£141,933.31
2011	£321,619.54	£207,265.83	£178,051.47	£141,587.01
2010	£319,156.12	£206,584.59	£178,975.09	£142,787.17

Property prices over time for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The median salary in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is £26,714 and the mean salary in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is £31,862.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 131k
Median Salary: £26,714
Annual Percentage Change: 9.8%
Mean Salary: £31,862

Salary comparison between Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and South West

See how Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole ranks 10 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%