Crime Rates at Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8EL

Salisbury Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 85th 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 Salisbury Street (SP7 8EL) in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Street (SP7 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawkesdene Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.