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Crime in BH22 8JA
How much crime is recorded in BH22 8JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parley & Hampreston
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
BH22 8JAFerndown
How safe is BH22 8JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH22 8JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8JANational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.