Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Coopers Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verwood , and the 284th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coopers Lane (BH31 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher than the Verwood average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coopers Lane (BH31 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westworth Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coopers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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