Postcode · Bournemouth
Crime in BH9 3PU
How much crime is recorded in BH9 3PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Throop & Muscliffe
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
BH9 3PUBournemouth
How safe is BH9 3PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH9 3PU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3PUNational
Shoplifting4.98.4
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order1.34.6
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.