Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alder Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 465th 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 Alder Road (BH12 4AA) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (BH12 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cashmoor Close, where police recorded 156 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northmere Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cashmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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