Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 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 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Alder Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 588th highest 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 5BL) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (BH12 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Canford Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kinson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A3049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A3049 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridout Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridout Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talbot Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossley Avenue —
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Data Sources

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