Crime Rates at Birch Drive, Bournemouth, BH8 0LP

Birch Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 567th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Drive (BH8 0LP) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Drive (BH8 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Jewell Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.