Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 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 133.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Ringwood Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,290 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 9BB) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Road (BH22 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Cracklewood Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 9 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cracklewood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Cracklewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockyers Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockyers Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Lockyers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockyers Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cracklewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cracklewood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cracklewood Close —
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Data Sources

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