Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nettlecombe area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 236th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nettlecombe (SP7 8PR) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Shaftesbury Town average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nettlecombe (SP7 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbere Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ten Acres (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nettlecombe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbere Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edwards Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Win Green View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ten Acres —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nettlecombe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wincombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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