Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plants Green 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 Plants Green (BA12 9NW) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Plants Green (BA12 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carsons Yard (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3414 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B3414 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cotton House Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton House Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cotton House Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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