Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 8RB
How much crime is recorded in BH8 8RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charminster
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
BH8 8RBBournemouth
How safe is BH8 8RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 8RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8RBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary7.09.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.