Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairlane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Shaftesbury Town , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairlane (SP7 8RT) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Shaftesbury Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairlane (SP7 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Win Green View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairlane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imber Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christy'S Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Christy'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Rumbold'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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