Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferry Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in South East Purbeck , and the 309th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferry Road (BH19 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher than the South East Purbeck average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferry Road (BH19 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ferry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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