crime scene

crime scene (plural crime scenes)

1. The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.
   • 2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 43:

     The Police may declare a crime scene so nobody is allowed near, and the idea of allowing trains to pass on an adjacent line would horrify the increasing crowd of bystanders.