Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunedin Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 546th 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 Dunedin Drive (BH22 9EB) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunedin Drive (BH22 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ferndown South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunedin Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sycamore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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