Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dacombe Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dacombe Drive (BH16 5JN) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Lytchett Matravers & Upton average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacombe Drive (BH16 5JN), the main crime hotspot is near Upton Court. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dacombe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarswood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crossways —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Kiln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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