Crime Rates at Harford Road, Poole, BH12 3PL

Harford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harford Road (BH12 3PL) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Canford Heath average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harford Road (BH12 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Polperro Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.