Total Crime Rate
107.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferndown area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Freshney , and the 195th highest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndown (DN37 9PW) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the Freshney average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 263.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndown (DN37 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Service Road 22. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Service Road 12 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Service Road 11 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Service Road 10 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Service Road 21 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Service Road 22 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Service Road 22 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Service Road 22 | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Service Road 22 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Service Road 12 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Service Road 11 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Service Road 12 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Service Road 9 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Service Road 9 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eskdale Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Osprey Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Service Road 10 | Under investigation |
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