Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 58.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Alma Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 519th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Road (BH9 1AE) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (BH9 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Alington Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maxwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maxwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerald Road
Sep 2025Other theft Gerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hankinson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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