Southbourne West
Middle areaSouth east Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 8,507 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Southbourne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Southbourne West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southbourne West at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 152 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 124 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Southbourne West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Southbourne West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southbourne West at a rate of 61.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southbourne West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (152), anti-social behaviour (124) and other crime (74).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Southbourne West alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Southbourne West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Southbourne West was £340,000 in 2025.
Southbourne West had 8,501 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Southbourne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Southbourne West, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.