Crime Rates at Heights Road, Poole, BH16 5RD

Heights Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 272nd 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 Heights Road (BH16 5RD) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heights Road (BH16 5RD), 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.