Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8 9SD
How much crime is recorded in BH8 9SD, 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
- 1,630 (2024)
BH8 9SDBournemouth
How safe is BH8 9SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH8 9SD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9SDNational
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Public order1.04.6
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.