Crime Rates at Neptune Drive, St Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2FB

Neptune Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,295 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 Neptune Drive (BH24 2FB) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% higher than the St Leonards & St Ives average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neptune Drive (BH24 2FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Utah Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.