Postcode · Poole
Crime in BH16 5RB
How much crime is recorded in BH16 5RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton & Lytchett Minster
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,307 (2024)
BH16 5RBPoole
How safe is BH16 5RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH16 5RB 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5RBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.