Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorland Parade area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 470th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Parade (BH16 5JS) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Lytchett Matravers & Upton average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorland Parade (BH16 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Dorchester Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lytchett Matravers & Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarrells Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Close | — |
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