Postcode · Warminster
Crime in BA12 8FP
How much crime is recorded in BA12 8FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warminster West & North
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,802 (2024)
BA12 8FPWarminster
How safe is BA12 8FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA12 8FP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8FPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.