Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 0HD
How much crime is recorded in BH8 0HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Throop & Muscliffe
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
BH8 0HDBournemouth
How safe is BH8 0HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 0HD 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
19.0
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).
BH8 0HDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.24.5
Public order0.84.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.