Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pix Mead Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pix Mead Gardens (SP7 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pix Mead Gardens (SP7 8BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mampitts Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coles Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pix Mead Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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