Total Crime Rate

321.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 321.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longmead area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 22nd 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 Longmead (SP7 8PL) in the last 12 months was 321.2 per 1,000 residents and was 319.6% 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 23 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 ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmead (SP7 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longmead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincombe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christy'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Christy'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxencroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxencroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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