Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peatons Lane area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Lytchett Matravers & Upton , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peatons Lane (BH16 6HW) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 331.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peatons Lane (BH16 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Peatons Lane. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peatons Lane area

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Data Sources

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