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Crime in BH8 0JQ

How much crime is recorded in BH8 0JQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Townsend & Strouden
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,766 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BH8 0JQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 0JQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 0JQNational
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Anti-social behaviour26.010.7
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Burglary10.49.1
Public order6.94.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft5.74.5
Shoplifting4.78.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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