Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH16 5PR
How much crime is recorded in BH16 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton & Lytchett Minster
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
BH16 5PRPoole
How safe is BH16 5PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH16 5PR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.04.6
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.