Total Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ringwood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Ringwood Road (BH22 9AX) in the last 12 months was 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Ferndown North average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringwood Road (BH22 9AX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ferndown North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Princes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Library Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Library Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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