Total Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paddock Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Alderbury & Whiteparish , and the 601st highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paddock Way (SP1 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Alderbury & Whiteparish average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paddock Way (SP1 1SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Laverstock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burroughs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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