Crime Rate in Ferndown South, ward

Ferndown South has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 1419th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 205th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ferndown South in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ferndown South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ferndown South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petwyn Close, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Medway Road (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.