Crime Rates at Howard Road, Verwood, BH31 6HD

Howard Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stour & Allen Vale , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (BH31 6HD) in the last 12 months was 263.3 per 1,000 residents and was 649.6% higher than the Stour & Allen Vale average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 134.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (BH31 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.