Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferris Mead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 53rd 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 Ferris Mead (BA12 9PY) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 362.7% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferris Mead (BA12 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weymouth Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ferris Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weymouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weymouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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