Crime Rates at Westbourne Close, Bournemouth, BH4 9BW

Westbourne Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Close (BH4 9BW) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Close (BH4 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Surrey Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.