Total Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.4 2/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wareham Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Wareham Road (BH16 6FH) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wareham Road (BH16 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near Anncott Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wareham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Foxhills Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockyer'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbotts Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hann Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hann Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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