Crime Rates at Alder Road, Poole, BH12 2AA

Alder Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 212th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Road (BH12 2AA) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (BH12 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redlands, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becher Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.