Crime Rate in Canford Cliffs, ward

Canford Cliffs has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district and the 3232nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 234th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Canford Cliffs in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Canford Cliffs’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 232 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 85.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Canford Cliffs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.