Crime Rates at Wincombe Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8PN

Wincombe Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 162nd 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 Wincombe Lane (SP7 8PN) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wincombe Lane (SP7 8PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackmore Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wincombe Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.