Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 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 56.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Semington Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Holt , and the 549th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Semington Road (SN12 6DP) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the Holt average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Semington Road (SN12 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Semington Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smeaton Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Semington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Semington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Semington Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smeaton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smeaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Semington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Court —
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Data Sources

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