Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH4 9LB
How much crime is recorded in BH4 9LB, 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
- 1,861 (2024)
BH4 9LBBournemouth
How safe is BH4 9LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH4 9LB 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9LBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.