Crime Rates at Legg Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8GP

Legg Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 643rd highest crime rate of 1,293 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 Legg Road (SP7 8GP) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legg Road (SP7 8GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mampitts Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.