Crime Rates at Border Drive, Upton, Poole, BH16 5DU

Border Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 624th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Border Drive (BH16 5DU) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Lytchett Matravers & Upton average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Border Drive (BH16 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Border Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.