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Crime in BH11 8

How much crime is recorded in BH11 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
18,644 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH11 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH11 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BH11 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Burglary10.79.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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