Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishopdown Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Laverstock , and the 807th 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 Bishopdown Road (SP1 3DT) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Laverstock average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopdown Road (SP1 3DT), the main crime hotspot is near Burnet Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishopdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seth Ward Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seth Ward Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bishopdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Green Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnet Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodvill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Way —

Data Sources

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