Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 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 82.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Factory Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Factory Lane (BA12 8LT) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Factory Lane (BA12 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Factory Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyme Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobbett Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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