Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malmesbury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malmesbury Road (BH24 2QL) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 253.0% higher than the St Leonards & St Ives average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malmesbury Road (BH24 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garden-Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Leonards & St Ives| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garden-Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Close | Under investigation |
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