Postcode district · Shaftesbury
Crime in SP7
How much crime is recorded in SP7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 22,340 (2024)
SP7Postcode district · Shaftesbury
How safe is SP7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP7, well below 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
SP7National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.