Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aspen Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 274th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Aspen Way (BH12 4EF) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Way (BH12 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cashmoor Close, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slepe Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Hills Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slepe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slepe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Slepe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slepe Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aspen Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cashmoor Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Encombe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cashmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bloxworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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