Postcode · Warminster
Crime in BA12 7HS
How much crime is recorded in BA12 7HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mere & East Knoyle
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,423 (2024)
BA12 7HSWarminster
How safe is BA12 7HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA12 7HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA12 7HSNational
Burglary16.09.1
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.