Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH16 5FF
How much crime is recorded in BH16 5FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton & Lytchett Minster
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,453 (2024)
BH16 5FFPoole
How safe is BH16 5FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH16 5FF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH16 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary6.09.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.64.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.