Bearwood & Merley · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bearwood & Merley: your neighbourhood
Bearwood & Merley electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
What stands out here?
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 25% across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (14.6 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 26.9% here, compared with 21.6% across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (5.3 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.9% here, compared with 17.7% across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (3.8 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
2.7%
21 March 2021 · Bearwood & Merley
Show the workings
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
Police-recorded locations for Bearwood & Merley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
524 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 530 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Bearwood & Merley ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 49 mapped crimes in September 2024; 74 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bearwood & Merley
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
49
7
October 2024
43
12
November 2024
29
6
December 2024
54
6
January 2025
41
6
February 2025
33
8
March 2025
41
16
April 2025
37
9
May 2025
50
8
June 2025
64
17
July 2025
45
19
August 2025
44
12
September 2025
30
6
October 2025
33
10
November 2025
35
5
December 2025
31
8
January 2026
49
7
February 2026
43
9
March 2026
52
15
April 2026
44
12
May 2026
42
19
June 2026
41
13
July 2026
50
19
August 2026
74
20
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bearwood & Merley
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
251
criminal damage arson
61
vehicle crime
43
other theft
42
public order
38
shoplifting
37
burglary
31
drugs
5
bicycle theft
5
other crime
5
possession of weapons
3
robbery
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.
An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
