Total Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shaftesbury Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Beacon , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Shaftesbury Road (SP8 4LU) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Beacon average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Road (SP8 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodpecker Meadow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockwood Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
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