Crime Rates at Cann Lodge Gardens, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HU

Cann Lodge Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 299th 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 Cann Lodge Gardens (SP7 8HU) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cann Lodge Gardens (SP7 8HU), 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.