Crime Rates at Meadow Way, Verwood, BH31 6HG

Meadow Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Meadow Way (BH31 6HG) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Verwood average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (BH31 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Bingham Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.