Crime Rate in St Leonards & St Ives, ward

St Leonards & St Ives has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 2415th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 340th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Leonards & St Ives in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Leonards & St Ives’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Leonards & St Ives ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 28 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brockwood (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.