Crime Rates at Longacre Drive, Ferndown, BH22 9EE

Longacre Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 494th lowest 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 Longacre Drive (BH22 9EE) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longacre Drive (BH22 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.