Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Verwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

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 Verwood Road (BH21 6RL) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 218.1% higher than the Stour & Allen Vale average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verwood Road (BH21 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Broad Mead Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verwood Road area

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Data Sources

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