Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Alexandra Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

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 Alexandra Road (SP6 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (SP6 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salisbury Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Round Hill (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Round Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picket Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Bartons Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Bartons —
Sep 2025Public order The Bartons Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bartons Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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