Crime Rates at Blackdown Close, Warminster, BA12 8QW

Blackdown Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 491st highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Blackdown Close (BA12 8QW) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Warminster Broadway average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Close (BA12 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Three Horseshoes Walk, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackdown Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.