Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Ives Wood area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Ives Wood (BH24 2EA) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the St Leonards & St Ives average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ives Wood (BH24 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near St Ives Wood. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Ives Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Horton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Ives Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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