Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 8NR
How much crime is recorded in BH8 8NR, 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
- 1,956 (2024)
How safe is BH8 8NR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 8NR 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
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8NRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.