Crime Rates at Laburnum Close, Verwood, BH31 6UB

Laburnum Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 320th 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 Laburnum Close (BH31 6UB) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Verwood average (33.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Close (BH31 6UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Moor Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barberry Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.