Crime Rates at Alder Road, Poole, BH12 2AD

Alder Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 500th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Road (BH12 2AD) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (BH12 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boyd Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morrison Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.