Total Crime Rate
4.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Owls Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 37th lowest 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 Owls Road (BH31 6HH) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Verwood average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Owls Road (BH31 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shard Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Verwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claylake Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Claylake Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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