Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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

Aspen Gardens area has the 44th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 551st highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aspen Gardens (BH12 4DF) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ).

In the area around Aspen Gardens (BH12 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cashmoor Close, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slepe Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slepe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cashmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Bicycle theft Aspen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixpenny Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northmere Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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