Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Alton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canford Cliffs , and the 280th 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 Alton Road (BH14 8SN) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Canford Cliffs average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Road (BH14 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbridge Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belle Vue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Western Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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