Crime Rates at Lower Coombe, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9LY

Lower Coombe area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Fovant & Chalke Valley , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Coombe (SP7 9LY) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Fovant & Chalke Valley average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Coombe (SP7 9LY), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.