Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.3 3/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 476th 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 Shaftesbury Road (SP8 4ED) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (SP8 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hine Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodpecker Meadow (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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