Crime Rates at Maple Close, Shaftesbury, SP7 8RF

Maple Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 560th 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 Maple Close (SP7 8RF) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Close (SP7 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Border Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fountain Mead (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.