Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH11 9SA
How much crime is recorded in BH11 9SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearwood
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
How safe is BH11 9SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH11 9SA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 9SANational
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Shoplifting12.28.4
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.04.5
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.