Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bimport area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 371st highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bimport (SP7 8AX) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bimport (SP7 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bimport area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tobys Court —
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Data Sources

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