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Crime in BH22 8LZ
How much crime is recorded in BH22 8LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parley & Hampreston
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
BH22 8LZFerndown
How safe is BH22 8LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH22 8LZ 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
8.8
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 8LZNational
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary7.29.1
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other theft0.84.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.