Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (BH22 8EP) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Ferndown North average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (BH22 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mag'S Barrow, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebor Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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