Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Athelney Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ethandune , and the 240th 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 Athelney Avenue (BA13 3GU) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher than the Ethandune average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Athelney Avenue (BA13 3GU), the main crime hotspot is near Teal Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Athelney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Teal Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Berengaria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Berengaria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Berengaria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berengaria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berengaria Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brouncker Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brouncker Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brouncker Road | Under investigation |
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