Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH9 2LF
How much crime is recorded in BH9 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Talbot & Branksome Woods
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,001 (2024)
How safe is BH9 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH9 2LF area, broadly in line with 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
BH9 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.