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Crime in SP2 7

How much crime is recorded in SP2 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
12,419 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SP2 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP2 7, above 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).

SP2 7National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Public order9.24.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
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.

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