Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 8EY
How much crime is recorded in BH8 8EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bournemouth
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,937 (2024)
How safe is BH8 8EY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 8EY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 8EYNational
Burglary31.19.1
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.34.6
Robbery3.61.4
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.