Total Crime Rate

273.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 273.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Venn area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Venn (SP7 8EB) in the last 12 months was 273.7 per 1,000 residents and was 280.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Venn (SP7 8EB), 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 The Venn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ten Acres —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lane Side —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nettlecombe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Mead —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edwards Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wincombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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