Crime Rates at Windmill Close, Shaftesbury, SP7 8DU

Windmill Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Close (SP7 8DU) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Close (SP7 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Border Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.