Crime Rates at Lane Side, Shaftesbury, SP7 8DZ

Lane Side area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 495th 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 Lane Side (SP7 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lane Side (SP7 8DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fountain Mead (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.