Total Crime Rate

536.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 536.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Street area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Street (DT11 7PR) in the last 12 months was 536.0 per 1,000 residents and was 794.7% higher than the Blandford average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 212.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Street (DT11 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Yard Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheep Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Common Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Lion Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Park Lands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Park Lands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Market Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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