Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 89.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alum Chine Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,191 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 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Chine Road (BH4 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Eldon Place. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alum Chine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherbank Road —
Sep 2025Public order Alum Chine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seamoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eldon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eldon Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Place —

Data Sources

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