Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Masefield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 685th 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 Masefield Road (BA12 8HY) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Warminster Broadway average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 270.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Masefield Road (BA12 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westleigh (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westleigh | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westleigh | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
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