Total Crime Rate
88.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Market Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Westbury East , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Market Place (BA13 3DE) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% higher than the Westbury East average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Place (BA13 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teal Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summerdown Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saxon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A350 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teal Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doggetts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Youngs Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Summerdown Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Haynes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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