Postcode · Warminster
Crime in BA12 8TH
How much crime is recorded in BA12 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warminster West & North
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
BA12 8THWarminster
How safe is BA12 8TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA12 8TH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.