Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 9DS
How much crime is recorded in BH8 9DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queens Park
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
BH8 9DSBournemouth
How safe is BH8 9DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 9DS 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9DSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery1.11.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.