Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horton Road (BH24 2EB) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horton Road (BH24 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Folly Farm Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Folly Farm Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Ives Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Horton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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