Total Crime Rate
375.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Semington Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Holt , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,627 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 Semington Road (SN12 6DX) in the last 12 months was 375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1155.0% higher than the Holt average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 218.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Semington Road (SN12 6DX), the main crime hotspot is near Shails Lane. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Semington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shails Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shails Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shails Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shails Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Semington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shails Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shails Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shails Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shails Lane | Under investigation |
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