Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ringwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ringwood Road (BH22 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 169.3% higher than the Ferndown North average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Road (BH22 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ameys Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ringwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ameys Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Woodland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ameys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Turbary Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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