Total Crime Rate
124.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saxons Acre area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 186th 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 Saxons Acre (BA12 8HT) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saxons Acre (BA12 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jacob Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrews Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxons Acre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coleridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jacob Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jacob Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jacob Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jacob Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broxburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxons Acre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pampas Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxons Acre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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