Crime Rates at Cann Common, Shaftesbury, SP7 0DL

This area has the 38th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 624th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SP7 0DL) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SP7 0DL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glyn Place, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Barn Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.