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

St Leonards Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Cliff & Springbourne , and the 458th 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 8QW) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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