Postcode · Ferndown
Crime in BH22 8DR
How much crime is recorded in BH22 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parley & Hampreston
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,985 (2024)
BH22 8DRFerndown
How safe is BH22 8DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH22 8DR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BH22 8DRNational
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Burglary1.89.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.