Crime Rate in Shaftesbury, ward

Shaftesbury has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 1837th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Shaftesbury in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower than the Newport district average (127.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shaftesbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 216 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shaftesbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shaftesbury Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.