Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sea View Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 367th 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 Sea View Road (BH16 5NF) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sea View Road (BH16 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dorchester Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Neots Close (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 | Other theft | French'S Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beacon Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roberts Way | Under investigation |
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