Total Crime Rate
124.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Porter Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Ludgershall North & Rural , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Porter Place (SP11 9FL) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% higher than the Ludgershall North & Rural average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Porter Place (SP11 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Gould Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gould Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stable Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stable Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stable Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gould Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gould Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Johnson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Drove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craufurd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Drove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gould Close | — |
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