Total Crime Rate
69.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Triangle area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 288th 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 The Triangle (BH16 5PG) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Triangle (BH16 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrel Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heights Approach (16 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Holcombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Crossways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Crossways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Crossways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llewellin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crossways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxborrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxborrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St David'S Road | Under investigation |
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