Total Crime Rate

397.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 397.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (BA12 9AW) in the last 12 months was 397.2 per 1,000 residents and was 652.9% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 177.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (BA12 9AW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cotton House Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton House Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cotton House Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Three Horseshoes Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Three Horseshoes Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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