Crime Rates at St Leonards Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8QH

St Leonards Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 322nd 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 St Leonards Road (BH8 8QH) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the East Cliff & Springbourne average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (BH8 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Place, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malmesbury Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.