Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Medway Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 462nd 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 Medway Road (BH22 8UT) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Ferndown North average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Road (BH22 8UT), the main crime hotspot is near Petwyn Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Road —
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Data Sources

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