Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Verwood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Leonards & St Ives , and the 408th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verwood Road (BH24 2DF) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the St Leonards & St Ives average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Verwood Road area

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Data Sources

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