Crime Rates at Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH9 3JZ

Castle Lane West area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 1,191 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 Castle Lane West (BH9 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Lane West (BH9 3JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charminster Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.