Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 9PB
How much crime is recorded in BH8 9PB, 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
- 1,584 (2024)
BH8 9PBBournemouth
How safe is BH8 9PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 9PB 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 9PBNational
Shoplifting50.48.4
Anti-social behaviour30.810.7
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.