Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Linkway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Laverstock , and the 354th highest 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 Linkway (SP1 3EP) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linkway (SP1 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Talbot Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linkway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Green Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Netheravon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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