Ferndown Town
Middle areaEast Dorset. 7,833 people in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Ferndown Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ferndown Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ferndown Town at a rate of 58.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 157 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 142 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ferndown Town compares
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Is Ferndown Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ferndown Town at a rate of 58.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ferndown Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (157), violence and sexual offences (142) and other crime (55).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dorset
These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Ferndown Town alone. See Dorset
Ferndown Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ferndown Town was £380,000 in 2025.
Ferndown Town had 7,792 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Ferndown Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ferndown Town, 81.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.