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

St Leonards Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 560th 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 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (BH8 8QJ), 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.