Crime Rates at Croft Road, Poole, BH12 3LD

Croft Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Road (BH12 3LD) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.1% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (BH12 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.