Gwent Police

Crime in Shaftesbury

Street-level crime statistics for Shaftesbury based on official UK Police data. Updated August 2025.

Data covers February 2023 – August 2025 732 crimes in last 12 months

14 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

732 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓2.7% vs Previous 12 Months

14/100 Safety Score

83.6% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 732 total crimes recorded in Shaftesbury

Violent Crime

224

↑7%

Shoplifting

122

↑9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

↓23%

Public Order

↓11%

Criminal Damage & Arson

↑12%

Other Theft

Drugs

↑37%

Other Crime

↑25%

Vehicle Crime

↓55%

Burglary

↓6%

Possession of Weapons

↑100%

Robbery

↑167%

Bicycle Theft

↓29%

Theft from Person

↓67%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Shaftesbury

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Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Shaftesbury (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Shaftesbury

August 2025 55 crimes July 2025 77 crimes June 2025 55 crimes May 2025 70 crimes April 2025 62 crimes March 2025 59 crimes February 2025 51 crimes January 2025 54 crimes December 2024 59 crimes November 2024 51 crimes October 2024 69 crimes September 2024 70 crimes August 2024 75 crimes July 2024 65 crimes June 2024 62 crimes May 2024 71 crimes April 2024 53 crimes March 2024 64 crimes February 2024 65 crimes January 2024 72 crimes December 2023 44 crimes November 2023 51 crimes October 2023 80 crimes September 2023 50 crimes August 2023 59 crimes July 2023 72 crimes June 2023 59 crimes May 2023 56 crimes April 2023 65 crimes March 2023 57 crimes February 2023 52 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Gwent Police

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: August 2025. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.