Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leeson Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Littledown & Iford , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leeson Road (BH7 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Littledown & Iford average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leeson Road (BH7 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thistlebarrow Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Littledown & Iford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thistlebarrow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Gardens | — |
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