Crap Towns / Verwood / Crime

How much crime is there in Verwood?

The police recorded 27.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Verwood from September 2023 to August 2026, 64% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 12.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 24.2, down from 26.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	26.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	31.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	24.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	12.3	34.1
Other theft	3.2	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.8	7.0
Shoplifting	2.5	7.1
Public order	2.5	6.6
Vehicle crime	1.9	3.8
Burglary	1.2	3.1
Other crime	0.4	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Drugs	0.2	2.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bournemouth	15.3 km	86.3
Ringwood	7.7 km	66.3
Poole	17.8 km	58.5
Wimborne Minster	10.2 km	47.2
Christchurch	17.9 km	42.3
West Moors	5.9 km	35.5
Ferndown	8.4 km	31.1
Ashley Heath	6.3 km	28.5
Verwood	–	27.4
Corfe Mullen	16.2 km	25.9
Merley	12.6 km	16.3
The typical town	–	76.2