Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 120.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 48.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Martin Crest area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Martin Crest (BA12 8DR) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.8% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 356.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Crest (BA12 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Martin Crest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broxburn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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