Total Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leaphill Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boscombe East & Pokesdown , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leaphill Road (BH7 6LU) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Boscombe East & Pokesdown average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leaphill Road (BH7 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scotter Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leaphill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cromwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Morley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotter Road —
Apr 2026Public order Scotter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hannington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hannington Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hannington Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Lascelles Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaphill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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