Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 9JJ
How much crime is recorded in BH8 9JJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend & Strouden
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
BH8 9JJBournemouth
How safe is BH8 9JJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 9JJ 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9JJNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Vehicle crime11.73.5
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.