Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frenchs Farm Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 370th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 Frenchs Farm Road (BH16 5RT) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frenchs Farm Road (BH16 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Osprey Close. Police recorded 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osprey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osprey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | French'S Farm Road | Under investigation |
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