Total Crime Rate

240.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 240.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seth Ward Drive area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Laverstock , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,622 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 Seth Ward Drive (SP1 3HT) in the last 12 months was 240.2 per 1,000 residents and was 437.9% higher than the Laverstock average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seth Ward Drive (SP1 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neville Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seth Ward Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Seth Ward Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovett Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seth Ward Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wolferstan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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