Total Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.0 9/10
  • Other theft 60.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennine Way area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennine Way (BH31 6UL) in the last 12 months was 181.0 per 1,000 residents and was 389.0% higher than the Verwood average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Way (BH31 6UL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennine Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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