Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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
  • Other theft 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
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

Short Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Ludgershall North & Rural , and the 458th 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 Short Street (SP11 9RB) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (SP11 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Recreation Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchid Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Recreation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchid Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Jane Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchid Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Recreation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleming Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Jane Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleming Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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