Postcode · Warminster
Crime in BA12 8LT
How much crime is recorded in BA12 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warminster West & North
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
BA12 8LTWarminster
How safe is BA12 8LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA12 8LT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8LTNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.