Crime Rates at Rutter Close, Shaftesbury, SP7 8RY

Rutter Close 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 Rutter Close (SP7 8RY) 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 Rutter Close (SP7 8RY), 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.