Total Crime Rate

390.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 390.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,627 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 The Ridgeway (BA12 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 390.1 per 1,000 residents and was 532.2% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (BA12 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 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 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carsons Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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 Weymouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Horseshoes Walk —

Data Sources

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