Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 8NW
How much crime is recorded in BH8 8NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Springbourne & Queen's Park
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,201 (2024)
BH8 8NWBournemouth
How safe is BH8 8NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 8NW area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8NWNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary8.59.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.