Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruskin Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 185th lowest 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 Ruskin Drive (BA12 8SA) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Drive (BA12 8SA), 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 | St Andrews 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broxburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxons Acre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pampas Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jacob Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coleridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jacob Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jacob Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jacob Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxons Acre | Under investigation |
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