Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boundary Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 419th 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 Boundary Lane (BH24 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Lane (BH24 2SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Lane. Police recorded 6 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 Boundary Lane area

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Data Sources

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