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Crime in SP5 4

How much crime is recorded in SP5 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
8,617 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SP5 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP5 4, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

SP5 4National
Burglary12.19.1
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

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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