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Crime in SP5 5

How much crime is recorded in SP5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wiltshire
Region
South West
Population
16,797 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SP5 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SP5 5, well below 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5National
Burglary12.69.1
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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