Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 9QZ
How much crime is recorded in BH8 9QZ, 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
- 1,760 (2024)
BH8 9QZBournemouth
How safe is BH8 9QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 9QZ 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
26.2
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 9QZNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.54.6
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.02.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.