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Crime in BH17 8

How much crime is recorded in BH17 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Population
10,636 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH17 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH17 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).

BH17 8National
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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