Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025White Hart Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 463rd 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 White Hart Lane (SP7 8HH) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around White Hart Lane (SP7 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shaftesbury Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tobys Court | — |
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