Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Ludgershall North & Rural , and the 493rd 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 Elm Close (SP11 9PU) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Close (SP11 9PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Challis Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbatt Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbatt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbatt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Challis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Challis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Challis Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Challis Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Street | — |
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