Total Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Lower Blandford Road 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 Old Lower Blandford Road (SP7 8GA) 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 Old Lower Blandford Road (SP7 8GA), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkesdene Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Lower Blandford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkesdene Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Rumbold'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Park —
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Data Sources

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