Total Crime Rate
245.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodcock Industrial Estate area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Warminster East , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Woodcock Industrial Estate (BA12 9DX) in the last 12 months was 245.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.2% higher than the Warminster East average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodcock Industrial Estate (BA12 9DX), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcock Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodcock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Houghton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Houghton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodcock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Road | Local resolution |
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