Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 32.7 3/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linden Park area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 595th lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Linden Park (SP7 8RN) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Shaftesbury Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Park (SP7 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mampitts Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mampitts Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mampitts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coles Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coles Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mampitts Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Park β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coles Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Mampitts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road β€”

Data Sources

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