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Croatia by campervan: safety and healthcare

Campervan safety in Croatia: vehicle security, healthcare, emergency contacts and practical prevention. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Safety and health

Safety and health

Croatia is a safe country to travel in a van. Violent crime is rare and the UK Foreign Office describes crime levels as low. What does happen is pickpocketing in the old towns of Split, Dubrovnik and Zagreb, and theft from parked vehicles at beach car parks and trailheads. Leaving nothing visible through the windows removes most of it, and arriving somewhere before dark removes most of the rest.

Moored boats on dark water at night with a floodlit fortress and town lights behind them
A lived-in harbour front beats an empty scenic layby, for more than one reason

What works

  • Nothing visible through the windows. Beach car parks and trailheads are where vehicles get broken into.
  • Arrive before dark, so you can see the place you have picked.

Health and pharmacies

  • 112 reaches every emergency service, in English. Road assistance from HAK is 1987.
  • A ljekarna is the pharmacy, marked by a green cross, and every larger town has a dežurna ljekarna open through the night.

Croatia is on the Adriatic, so jellyfish and weeverfish turn up occasionally and both are unpleasant rather than dangerous. The larger risk on this coast is a sunburnt afternoon and not enough water, which is also the easiest one to prevent.