West Howe
Middle areaWest Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 7,528 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in West Howe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Howe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Howe at a rate of 147.8 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 | 365 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 274 |
| Shoplifting | 153 |
| Other crime | 134 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 77 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Howe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Howe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Howe at a rate of 147.8 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, 111 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Howe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), anti-social behaviour (274) and shoplifting (153).
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 West Howe alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
West Howe in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Howe was £285,000 in 2025.
West Howe had 7,494 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in West Howe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Howe, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.