Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH3 7DQ
How much crime is recorded in BH3 7DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Talbot & Branksome Woods
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
BH3 7DQBournemouth
How safe is BH3 7DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH3 7DQ 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
BH3 7DQNational
Burglary9.29.1
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.