Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH4 8HR
How much crime is recorded in BH4 8HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Cliff
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
BH4 8HRBournemouth
How safe is BH4 8HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH4 8HR 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
BH4 8HRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.