Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH3 7LE
How much crime is recorded in BH3 7LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charminster
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,919 (2024)
BH3 7LEBournemouth
How safe is BH3 7LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH3 7LE area, 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 7LENational
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary10.69.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order1.94.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.