Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Copheap Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Warminster East , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copheap Lane (BA12 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Warminster East average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copheap Lane (BA12 0BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Copheap Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackdown Close —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Three Horseshoes Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Three Horseshoes Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackdown Close —
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Data Sources

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