Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poole Road 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 Poole Road (BH16 5JD) 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 Poole Road (BH16 5JD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Poole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropers Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martingale Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Martingale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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