Postcode · Shaftesbury
Crime in SP7 9AT
How much crime is recorded in SP7 9AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mere & East Knoyle
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,132 (2024)
SP7 9ATShaftesbury
How safe is SP7 9AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP7 9AT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 9ATNational
Burglary18.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.54.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.