Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 60.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pix Mead Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% 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 Mead Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pix Mead Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mampitts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coles Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coles Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coles Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mampitts Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Way β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mampitts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mampitts Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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