Crime Rates at Nightingale Close, Verwood, BH31 6NW

Nightingale Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 477th 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 Nightingale Close (BH31 6NW) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Close (BH31 6NW), the main crime hotspot is near Bingham Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.