Total Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lane Side area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lane Side (SP7 8EA) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (71.9 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lane Side (SP7 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fountain Mead (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lane Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nettlecombe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wincombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ten Acres —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Mead —
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lane Side —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edwards Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Mead —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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