Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackmore Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 276th highest 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 Blackmore Road (SP7 8RD) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmore Road (SP7 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Fountain Mead. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fountain Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbere Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wincombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Mead —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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