Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 9DZ
How much crime is recorded in BH8 9DZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charminster
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,556 (2024)
BH8 9DZBournemouth
How safe is BH8 9DZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 9DZ area, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9DZNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary8.29.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.