Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highbury Park area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Warminster East , and the 484th 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 Highbury Park (BA12 9JF) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Warminster East average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Park (BA12 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Canons Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3414 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canons Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Houghton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Houghton Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodcock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Imberwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imberwood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Imberwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3414 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imberwood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imberwood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imberwood Close | β |
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