Total Crime Rate
43.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Evergreen Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Evergreen Close (BH16 5FL) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Evergreen Close (BH16 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martingale Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poole Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lytchett Matravers & Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmerston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirrup Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ropers Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martingale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Martingale Close | Under investigation |
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