Total Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Black Moor Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 492nd lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Black Moor Road (BH31 6YS) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Black Moor Road (BH31 6YS), 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.
View Crime In Verwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heather Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Black Moor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Close | — |
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