Total Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stirrup Close 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 Stirrup Close (BH16 5SS) 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 Stirrup Close (BH16 5SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martingale Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poole Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stirrup Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martingale Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropers Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Martingale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Close

Data Sources

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