Total Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tangier Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 435th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tangier Close (BA12 0FA) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tangier Close (BA12 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Quantock Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quantock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Oaks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackdown Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackdown Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Portway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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