Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,627 local areas in Wiltshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (BA12 9NG) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (BA12 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cotton House Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B3414 β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carsons Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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