Total Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Cranborne & Alderholt , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Cranborne & Alderholt average (32.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% 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 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picket Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picket Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Player Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Bartons | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Bartons | — |
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