Crime Rates at Stirrup Close, Upton, Poole, BH16 5SS

Stirrup Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 500th lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Stirrup Close (BH16 5SS) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Lytchett Matravers & Upton average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirrup Close (BH16 5SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martingale Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ropers Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.