Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spicer Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,180 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 Spicer Lane (BH11 9RL) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spicer Lane (BH11 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near King John Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spicer Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deepdene Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hull Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting King John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King John Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charter Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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