Crime Rate in Shaftesbury, ward

Shaftesbury has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 1296th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Shaftesbury in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Newport district average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shaftesbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -63.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shaftesbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shaftesbury Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.