Total Crime Rate
120.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pound Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Street (BA12 8NR) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pound Street (BA12 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Maltings (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Warminster Broadway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princecroft Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Maltings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Maltings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alcock Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princecroft Lane | Under investigation |
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