Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Elfin Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Ferndown North , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Elfin Drive (BH22 9QG) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Ferndown North average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Elfin Drive (BH22 9QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coppice Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elfin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ameysford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caister Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caister Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ameysford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prunus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wimborne Road East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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