Crime Rates at Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UQ

Castle Lane West area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Lane West (BH8 9UQ) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% higher than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average (87.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Lane West (BH8 9UQ), 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.