Total Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alum Chine Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Chine Road (BH4 8DN) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (322.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alum Chine Road (BH4 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eldon Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denewood Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournemouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denewood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milburn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denewood Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seamoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seamoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alumhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grosvenor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Landseer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Landseer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westerham Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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