Total Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oaks Drive 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 Oaks Drive (BH24 2QP) 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 Oaks Drive (BH24 2QP), the main crime hotspot is near Brockwood. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Leonards & St Ives| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brockwood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brockwood | Under investigation |
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