Total Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Taylor Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 599th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Taylor Way (BH31 6LT) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Verwood average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Taylor Way (BH31 6LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acorn Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Verwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Road | — |
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