Crime Rates at Purbeck Close, Lytchett Matravers, Poole, BH16 6DE

Purbeck Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbeck Close (BH16 6DE) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Close (BH16 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lockyer'S Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hann Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.