Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alum Chine Road (BH4 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alum Chine Road (BH4 8DZ), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seamoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherbank Road —
Sep 2025Public order Alum Chine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Place Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences County Gates Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seamoor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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