Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Leonards Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Melcombe Regis , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

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 (DT4 8LB) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Melcombe Regis average (385.3 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 Other crime 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 ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (DT4 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 16 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower St Edmund Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower St Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portmore Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower St Edmund Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower St Edmund Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elwell Manor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Elwell Manor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapelhay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franchise Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franchise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Close Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Close Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Close Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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