Crime Rates at Church Hill, Shaftesbury, SP7 8LL

Church Hill area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Church Hill (SP7 8LL) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Church Hill (SP7 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolands Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.