Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.6 1/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Verity Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verity Crescent (BH17 8TT) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verity Crescent (BH17 8TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yeatminster Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashdown Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Verity Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bovington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beamish Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beamish Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beamish Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Bovington Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Beamish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeatminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeatminster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeatminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeatminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeatminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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