Strong on safety, with schools and transport to consider
Crossways at a glance
- House prices
- £352,500
- Middle65th percentile
- Schools
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 14th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 37.2 per 1,000 residents
- Strong84th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle62nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Crossways a good place to live?
Crossways may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dorset below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Crossways
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 37.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 84th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Crossways
House prices
- Median sale price
- £352,500
- Percentile
- 65th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 44 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Crossways
Schools
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Crossways
Flood risk
7.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.6% of the area. That is the 62nd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Crossways
Transport
14th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Crossways a good place to live?
Crossways may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Crossways safe?
Crossways ranks in the 84th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Crossways?
The median sale price was £352,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 65th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Crossways?
Schools rank in the 16th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Crossways?
Nearby public profiles include Swanage in Dorset and Wimborne Minster in Dorset.
