Crime Rates at Pony Drive, Upton, Poole, BH16 5SR

Pony Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 538th lowest 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 Pony Drive (BH16 5SR) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pony Drive (BH16 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martingale Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmerston Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.