Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alumhurst Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bournemouth Central , and the 562nd highest crime rate of 1,191 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 Alumhurst Road (BH4 8EU) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Bournemouth Central average (340.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alumhurst Road (BH4 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denewood Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alumhurst Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alumhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alum Chine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alumhurst Road

Data Sources

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