Postcode · Shaftesbury
Crime in SP7 9LE
How much crime is recorded in SP7 9LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
SP7 9LEShaftesbury
How safe is SP7 9LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP7 9LE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 9LENational
Burglary8.19.1
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Public order0.54.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.