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Crime in SP1 2

How much crime is recorded in SP1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
10,742 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SP1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP1 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SP1 2National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Shoplifting15.18.4
Public order8.74.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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