Postcode district · Bournemouth
Crime in BH8
How much crime is recorded in BH8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 55,249 (2024)
BH8Postcode district · Bournemouth
How safe is BH8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH8, 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
BH8National
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour22.710.7
Burglary11.09.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.14.6
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.