Postcode · Ferndown
Crime in BH22 9PX
How much crime is recorded in BH22 9PX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndown West & Canford Bottom
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,299 (2024)
BH22 9PXFerndown
How safe is BH22 9PX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BH22 9PX 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9PXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Other theft6.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.62.4
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.