Crime Rates at Croft Road, Poole, BH12 3LB

Croft Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Road (BH12 3LB) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (BH12 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.