East Dorset Urban vs Gillingham and Shaftesbury

East Dorset Urban has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,970 crimes in the last 12 months. Gillingham and Shaftesbury has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 890 crimes. Gillingham and Shaftesbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

East Dorset Urban shows a year-on-year crime trend of -17.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Gillingham and Shaftesbury shows -9.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In East Dorset Urban, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,020 incidents). In Gillingham and Shaftesbury, it is Violent Crime (280 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

East Dorset Urban recorded 742 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gillingham and Shaftesbury recorded 216. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in East Dorset Urban totalled 1,020 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 280 in Gillingham and Shaftesbury. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, East Dorset Urban recorded 3,607 crimes (now 2,970, a change of -17.7%). Gillingham and Shaftesbury recorded 982 crimes previously (now 890, -9.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. East Dorset Urban has a resolution rate of 0% and Gillingham and Shaftesbury has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

East Dorset Urban falls within the Dorset Police boundary. Gillingham and Shaftesbury is covered by Dorset Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both East Dorset Urban and Gillingham and Shaftesbury. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.