Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Salisbury Street area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Blandford , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Street (DT11 7PY) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Blandford average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Street (DT11 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blandford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Common Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Lion Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheep Market Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Lion Yard | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheep Market Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Lands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Lands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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