Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 0PB
How much crime is recorded in BH8 0PB, 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
- 1,823 (2024)
BH8 0PBBournemouth
How safe is BH8 0PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 0PB 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 0PBNational
Shoplifting14.28.4
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.