Crime Rates at Verney Close, Bournemouth, BH11 8DD

Verney Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bearwood & Merley , and the 324th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verney Close (BH11 8DD) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Bearwood & Merley average (55.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verney Close (BH11 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cunningham Place, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cunningham Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.