Crime Rates at Verulam Road, Poole, BH14 0PP

Verulam Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 275th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verulam Road (BH14 0PP) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Road (BH14 0PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Municipal Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A35 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.