Total Crime Rate
134.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malmesbury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,290 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 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 194.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% 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 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Close (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Lane | — |
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