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

St Leonards Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Road (BH8 8QP) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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