Total Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorset Road area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Laverstock , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 1,627 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 Dorset Road (SP1 3BS) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower than the Laverstock average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Dorset Road (SP1 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Donaldson Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Way North (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Laverstock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queensberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Netheravon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donaldson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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