Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Laverstock , and the 654th 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 Seth Ward Drive (SP1 3JA) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seth Ward Drive (SP1 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seth Ward Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close 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 Burnet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seth Ward Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seth Ward Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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