Postcode district · Bournemouth
Crime in BH9
How much crime is recorded in BH9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 43,153 (2024)
BH9Postcode district · Bournemouth
How safe is BH9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BH9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
BH9National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary6.29.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.54.6
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.