Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Leonards Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 541st highest crime rate of 1,180 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 St Leonards Road (BH8 8QH) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (BH8 8QH), the main crime hotspot is near Hampton Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Leonards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malmesbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Methuen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methuen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nortoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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