Postcode · Shaftesbury
Crime in SP7 8LU
How much crime is recorded in SP7 8LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shaftesbury
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
SP7 8LUShaftesbury
How safe is SP7 8LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP7 8LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SP7 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft1.44.5
Burglary1.19.1
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs0.12.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.