Total Crime Rate

269.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 269.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (BH22 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 269.1 per 1,000 residents and was 429.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BH22 9HZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Library Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Library Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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