Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 35.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Crescent Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 621st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (BH31 6DA) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Verwood average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Crescent Road (BH31 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shard Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Potters Place (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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